1
: the quality or state of being rude
2
: a rude action
Examples of rudeness in a Sentence
such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office
the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time
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According to a study conducted by management professor Christine Pearson at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, 45% of the 800 respondents surveyed contemplated changing jobs due to incidents of rudeness.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
At that point, refusing to move a bag can cross the line into rudeness.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Every year, my survey finds that rudeness and apathy are the top reasons customers leave businesses.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Sure, the product is important, but kindness—the opposite of rudeness and apathy—is what keeps them coming back.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
At that point, refusing to move a bag can cross the line into rudeness.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Every year, my survey finds that rudeness and apathy are the top reasons customers leave businesses.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Sure, the product is important, but kindness—the opposite of rudeness and apathy—is what keeps them coming back.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rudeness
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“Rudeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rudeness. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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