Two definitions Violating other peoples right to privacy, peace or dignity.(Genuine rudeness) I'm a wuss who just didn't like what you said or how you said it, so I'm gonna make you feel bad about it. (Petty and subjective, because every different person or social environment will have a different sense over where the boundary lies here. People who work on a construction site will have a different version of rude to those in wealth management) I can't be arsed with people who call people rude over number 2. I guess we all make that mistake sometimes, but there are some people, and some subcultures (for instance if you work in a coporate work environment) where they are so passive and indirect they find anyone saying anything in a plain speaking manner to be offensive. These people are tiresome to speak with, you have to pussyfoot around and the minute you need to communicate something that's less than positive everything gets misconstrued. While it may be hard for them, they need to toughen up. Answer from Designer-Computer188 on reddit.com
rude
/roo͞d/
adjective
- Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting. was offended by his rude behavior.
- Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive. a rude and savage land.
- Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill. a rude thatched hut.
Cambridge Dictionary
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RUDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
2 weeks ago - RUDE meaning: 1. not polite; offensive or embarrassing: 2. relating to sex or going to the toilet: 3. sudden…. Learn more.
Reddit
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r/neurodiversity on Reddit: What does “being rude” actually mean?
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In my mind I only have issue with something being illogical. Sometimes people will claim something is rude but I don’t understand what they logically mean. The social que of “rude” is not clear to me. Pls help.
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Instead of “rude“ perhaps think of it more as being ‘inconsiderate’. Everyone is going to have their own interpretation of what rude really means, but generally if you’re not considering how your actions affect others, it could be seen as rude. For example, you may be hungry, so logically you take the last piece of some pizza you’re sharing with friends, but perhaps you’ve had 4 slices already and somebody else had only had 1 or 2. It would be considered rude to assume you can take more without asking or wondering if anyone else may like it.
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“honesty without kindness is cruelty” you can be honest and not be an ass. it’s the difference between someone asking “so what do you think?” when you eat at their favorite childhood restaurant and going “it’s just terrible, everything i’ve tried just really sucks” and going “it’s not really my thing but, I can see why you like it and i’m sure the nostalgia adds a lot to the good memories you have of the place and the food!” one is shitting on something someone was trying to share with you, the other is being honest but acknowledging the specialness of what they wanted to share with you.
Wiktionary
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From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).
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Why is Spider Man so rude and mean to everyone in Hickmans Avengers run?
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Rude Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
RUDE meaning: 1 : not having or showing concern or respect for the rights and feelings of other people not polite; 2 : relating to sex or other body functions in a way that offends others
Dictionary.com
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2 weeks ago - Rude definition: discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way.. See examples of RUDE used in a sentence.
Wordsmyth
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rude | definition for kids | Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children's Dictionary; WILD dictionary K-2 | Wordsmyth
unmannerly or impolite. : primitive or simple. : harsh or rough.... See the full definition
Oxford English Dictionary
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rude, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
It [sc. the word zalan] has a double meaning: nomadic pastoralist, on the one hand, and ... T. Tibebu, Making of Modern Ethiopia i. i. 6 ... S. Walton, Out of It (2002) ii. 20Show quotationsHide quotations ... Of persons, etc.: Rough, rude; untaught, rustic; coarse, unpolished.
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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I don’t wish to be rude, but I have another appointment in five minutes. I don't mean to sound rude, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
Vocabulary.com
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Rude refers to bad behavior or just plain bad manners. For example, children are taught to say "please" and "thank you" or they are considered rude. A rude person needs a little work — rude also means crude or basic, like a rude cabin out ...
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RUDE - Definition from the KJV Dictionary
Definition of RUDE, RUDELY, and RUDENESS from the King James Bible Dictionary
Wikipedia
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Rudeness - Wikipedia
July 30, 2025 - Rudeness, "constituted by deviation ... Forms of rudeness include behaving in ways that are inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, obscene, or that violate taboos....
Merriam-Webster
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RUDE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 week ago - The meaning of RUDE is lacking refinement or delicacy. How to use rude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rude.
Longman
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rude | meaning of rude in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
Word family (noun) rudeness (adjective) rude (adverb) rudely From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishruderude /ruːd/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative ruder, superlative rudest) 1 RUDE/IMPOLITEspeaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people SYN ...
Collins Dictionary
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RUDE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
When people are rude, they act in an impolite way toward other people or say impolite things about them.
Published February 1, 2018
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My sense of it always has been that "rude" is a word that was used either by nobles or, more likely, the rising bourgeoisie to differentiate their social position from that of the peasant, yeoman farmer, shepherd, etc. If your manners and speech are "rude", it's because you lack refinement (and therefore presumably weren't educated well). A "rude hut" would be a shabby one, but the person who lived there wouldn't describe that way.
But then there's also the romantic (i.e., Romantic) notion of the healthy British countryside, especially as opposed to a smoggy, sooty city. Getting up at dawn and taking in a deep breath of salubrious British country air, as a yeoman would do. So, to me—whatever its age or etymology—the word's uses reflect the contradictions of social change and migration from the countryside to the cities.
I was raised to use "impolite"; I guess some people think that to use "rude", unless referring to a structure or other country craftwork, is hillbilly.
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The story behind the two different meanings has to do with the way the word "rood", was used in Old Norse. It means "red". Eric Rood, or Eric Rude, is Eric-the-Red.
The association with this & other red-haired Viking devils came to mean something like "rough mannered". But in the North, "ruddy" also meant "in good health", because rosy cheeks meant you weren't anemic, and you were getting plenty of fresh air.
First, due to Germanic influences, the word was Healthrud or Healthrude. One sees this construction in Norse names still, for example, "Haugarud."
We use red in different connotations too. Red is for love; red is for Satan.
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Find 1105 different ways to say RUDE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Quora
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What is the difference between rude and mean? - Quora
Rude Rude, she says, is inadvertently saying or doing something that hurts someone else. In children this takes the form of social errors like “burping in someone's face, jumping ahead in line, bragging about achieving the highest grade ...
Merriam-Webster
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RUDE Synonyms: 377 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
1 month ago - Some common synonyms of rude are crude, raw, and rough. While all these words mean "lacking in social refinement," rude implies ignorance of or indifference to good form; it may suggest intentional discourtesy.
Quora
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What is the definition of a 'rude but sometimes nice' person? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): A person who is rude but a nice person is basically someone who is very honest and doesn’t realize their comments aren’t always appropriate. They don’t say things with the intention to hurt because in their mind it’s not an insult when in fact it truly is.
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What is society's definition of rude? - Quora
Answer (1 of 26): What is considered rude? …is the question I clicked to answer. This new question, hm! Totally different question, which will yield very different answer. I’ll tack the new question on at the end; pretty irrelevant. You can skip it when you get to it.