discourteous

/dɪsˈkɜr·t̬i·əs/ adj

Definition

› not caring enough about other people’s feelings; not polite: I felt it was discourteous of him to leave immediately after his talk. discourtesy

/dɪsˈkɜr·t̬ə·si/ n [C/U] › [C] She was never guilty of the slightest discourtesy.

(Definition of discourteous adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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