Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people's social laws or etiquette.These laws have already unspokenly been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these laws known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude.

Similar terms include: impoliteness, making a faux pas, insensitivity, offensiveness, obscenity, profanity, violating taboos, and deviancy. In some cases, criminal behavior can also be an act of rudeness.

Contents

• 1 Relationship to morality
• 2 Cultural differences
• 3 Examples
  • 3.1 Speech
  • 3.2 Antisocial behaviours
• 4 See also
• 5 References

Relationship to morality

Both manners and morality deal with whether a thing is morally good or bad, but at different levels. Unlike morality, which, for example, condemns murder as a violation of the human person, manners primarily concerns itself with violations of human dignity, rather than the person's health or property. Rude behavior is a violation of human dignity or of the respect due to others.

Adjective

impudent (comparative more impudent, superlative most impudent)

1. Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced

   The impudent children would not stop talking in class.

Synonyms

• bold
• brazen-faced
• impertinent
• See also Wikisaurus:cheeky

Matching Results for Impudent:

Emma
Jun 16, 2010 ... I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent ...

James Burgh
May 4, 2009 ... He who knows himself will not be impudent . You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. ...

The Country Wife
Dec 5, 2009 ... Thou impudent creature, where is nauseous and loath'd? Mrs. Pin.: I can't abide to write such filthy words. Mr. Pin. ...

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