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
Then, acts of incivility are clearer, or less open to interpretation.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
Workplace incivility caused by team members, patients, patients' families and others is a significant contributor to burnout.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
This year's trip to Thailand was an exercise in incivility and taboo-breaking, a cacophonous symphony of troubled souls colliding amid Mai Tais and monkeys.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Link added that this incivility is costing companies in all areas: employee well-being, performance and retention, internal culture, belonging and engagement, and broader economic capabilities.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
Workplace incivility caused by team members, patients, patients' families and others is a significant contributor to burnout.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
This year's trip to Thailand was an exercise in incivility and taboo-breaking, a cacophonous symphony of troubled souls colliding amid Mai Tais and monkeys.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Link added that this incivility is costing companies in all areas: employee well-being, performance and retention, internal culture, belonging and engagement, and broader economic capabilities.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incivility
Noun
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The Grammys treated the Stones with a similar level of stunning disrespect until awarding them Best Rock Album last year for Hackney Diamonds.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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No disrespect to the academy, but it sort of pales in comparison to this.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Essentially, they’re used to meeting an expectation where rudeness and thoughtlessness aren’t tolerated—because their older sister made sure of that.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
18 Sep. 2025
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If senior figures display rudeness or disrespect, employees may assume that such behavior is acceptable, making selective enforcement seem arbitrary and undermining of trust.—
Andrew Binns,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Incivility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incivility. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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