Impertinence
Impertinence , noun
[Compare French impertinence. See Impertinent.]
1.
The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2.
Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood.
3.
That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.
There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools.