impertinence

n. [ Cf. F. impertinence. See Impertinent. ] 1. The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility. [ 1913 Webster ]

We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]