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English *noun*: rudeness
1.	rudeness (attribute) a manner that is rude and insulting
		Synonyms	discourtesy
		Broader (hypernym)	manner, personal manner
		Narrower (hyponym)	abruptness, boorishness, brusqueness, cheekiness, contempt, crust, curtness, disrespect, freshness, gall, gruffness, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, shortness, ungraciousness
		Antonyms	good manners, courtesy

2.	rudeness (state) a wild or unrefined state
		Synonyms	crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism
		Broader (hypernym)	natural state, state of nature, wild

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