Rude

Rude

Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the social norms, boundaries or etiquette expected within a relationship, social group, or culture. Social norms are established as the essential guidelines of normally accepted behavior within a given context, and individuals often establish personal boundaries to meet their own needs and desires within smaller settings, such as friendships. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these norms known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude, and these norms may resemble a sort of "unspoken law", with social repercussions or rewards for violators or advocates, respectively. Rudeness, "constituted by deviation from whatever counts as politic in a given social context, is inherently confrontational and disruptive to social equilibrium". Rudeness, particularly with respect to speech, is necessarily confrontational at its core. Forms of rudeness include acting inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, obscenity, and violating taboos such as deviancy. In some cases, an act of rudeness can go so far as to be a crime, for example, the crime of hate speech. However, the concept of rudeness is somewhat subjective and contextual, and actions deemed rude in one setting can be perfectly acceptable or even endearing in others, such as profanity.

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