| English noun: rudeness | 
| 1. | rudeness (attribute) a manner that is rude and insulting | 
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 | Synonyms | discourtesy | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | manner, personal manner | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | abruptness, boorishness, brusqueness, cheekiness, contempt, crust, curtness, disrespect, freshness, gall, gruffness, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, shortness, ungraciousness | 
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 | Antonyms | good manners, courtesy | 
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| 2. | rudeness (state) a wild or unrefined state | 
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 | Synonyms | crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | natural state, state of nature, wild | 
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