as in disrespect
rude behavior
I won't tolerate incivility, and that includes text messaging while I'm speaking
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Recent Examples of incivility
If customer incivility is rising, businesses should ask whether cutting services, bringing chatbots into the mix and ignoring complaints are showing up on the bottom line.
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Dave Lieber
jan. 8,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
Some travelers believe airlines contribute to incivility by treating passengers poorly.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
In fact, the SHRM research showed that employees of companies with a RTO mandate reported 63% more acts of workplace incivility than those without a mandate.
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Susan Caminiti,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
In a workshop in Kuri, a Rozan volunteer uses a sequence of drawings to show how one act of incivility can set off a chain reaction that ends up permeating every level of society.
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Hasan Ali,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2025
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Dave Lieber
jan. 8,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
Some travelers believe airlines contribute to incivility by treating passengers poorly.
—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
In fact, the SHRM research showed that employees of companies with a RTO mandate reported 63% more acts of workplace incivility than those without a mandate.
—
Susan Caminiti,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
In a workshop in Kuri, a Rozan volunteer uses a sequence of drawings to show how one act of incivility can set off a chain reaction that ends up permeating every level of society.
—
Hasan Ali,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incivility
Noun
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No disrespect to Meredith Marks, of course, but this Bravo DJ epidemic has gotten out of control.
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Managers frequently mistake flexibility for a weak work ethic, mental health discussions for fragility, transparency for disrespect, and feedback requests for neediness.
Noun
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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
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Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
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“Incivility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incivility. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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