कटूक्ति

स्त्री० [सं० कटु+उक्ति, कर्म० स०] कडुई या अप्रिय बात। ऐसी उक्ति या बात जो किसी को कष्ट देती हो। अप्रिय कटु या कड़वी बात

We were astonished at his incivility.

People say country doctors are rough, but Daddy was kind and never shouted at anybody … People are always saying things - it makes you fed up.