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Noun: boorishness  bor-ish-nus or bûr-ish-nus
  1. The manner of a rude or insensitive person
    "His boorishness at the art gallery embarrassed his date";
    - oafishness, loutishness
     
  2. Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
    "His boorishness at the formal event made others uncomfortable";
    - uncouthness, loutishness

Type of: discourtesy, inelegance, rudeness