Phrase guide

bad manners

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way, or incorrect behaviour in public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • In some cultures, it is considered to be bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: good manners

2

noun

Meaning 2

impoliteness resulting from ignorance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ill-breeding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: impoliteness

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неучти́вост (neučtívost) — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Bulgarian: невъзпи́таност (nevǎzpítanost) — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Catalan: mala educació — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Czech: špatné chování — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Estonian: halvad kombed — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Finnish: huonoa käytöstä — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • French: mauvaises manières — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • German: schlechte Manieren — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Hungarian: neveletlenség — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Hungarian: modortalanság — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Irish: drochmhúineadh — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Irish: drochbhéasa — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Irish: dímhúineadh — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Italian: maleducazione — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Italian: scorrettezza — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Italian: sgarbataggine — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Italian: sgarbatezza — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Italian: villania — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Manx: neuchooyrtoilid — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Polish: złe maniery — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Portuguese: falta de educação — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Portuguese: má educação — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Portuguese: maus modos — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Romanian: lipsă de maniere — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Russian: моветон (moveton) — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-mhodh — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Slovak: nevychovanosť — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Spanish: falta de educación — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Spanish: malos modales — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Swedish: oskick — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Turkish: edepsizlik — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Turkish: terbiyesizlik — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way
  • Ukrainian: неви́хованість (nevýxovanistʹ) — treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way