Discourteous Meaning in English

word

US

dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs

dis-KUR-tee-uhs

UK

dɪskˈɜːtiəs

disk-UR-tee-uhs

التعريف

Not showing respect or good manners; rude or impolite.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

More formal and less commonly used than 'rude.' Typical in written or polite spoken English. Often appears with actions ('a discourteous remark'). Used to describe manners, not severe insults.

• Spanish: descortés - maleducado
• Portuguese (BR): indelicado - descortês
• Portuguese (PT): indelicado - descortês
• Chinese (Simplified): 无礼的 - 不礼貌的
• Chinese (Traditional): 無禮的 - 不禮貌的
• Hindi: अशिष्ट - अभद्र
• Arabic: غير مهذب - غير مؤدب
• Bengali: অশিষ্ট - অভদ্র
• Russian: невежливый - нелюбезный
• Japanese: 無作法（ぶさほう） - 失礼（しつれい）
• Vietnamese: khiếm nhã - bất lịch sự
• Korean: 무례한 - 예의 없는
• Turkish: nezaketsiz - kaba
• Urdu: بداخلاق - غیر شائستہ
• Indonesian: tidak sopan - kurang hormat

جمل نموذجية

It is discourteous to interrupt people when they are speaking.

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The waiter was discourteous throughout our dinner.

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Being discourteous can hurt other people's feelings.

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He gave a discourteous reply and walked away without saying goodbye.

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Many people find texting during meetings discourteous.

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She thought his joke was a bit discourteous, but laughed anyway.

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