Definition of "incivility" []

• The quality or condition of being uncivil. (noun)
• An uncivil or discourteous act. (noun)

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• "Students of American culture might ask whether incivility is a strictly Washington phenomenon or a reflection of changes in our society at large."
• "He makes it sound like all the "incivility" is the Democrats 'fault, which is either naive or patronizing; take your pick."
• ""Nonpartisan bits, musical entertainment and gentle ribbing of the purported enemies of incivility," is the Post's view of it."