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effrontery
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ef·front·er·y  (-frnt-r)
n. pl. ef·front·er·ies
Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.

[French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effronttus, alteration of Late Latin effrns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frns, front-, front, forehead.]

effrontery
Noun
insolence or boldness [Late Latin effrons putting forth one's forehead]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.effrontery - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"
uppishness, uppityness - assumption of airs beyond one's station
Translations
effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] ndescaro

effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] neffronterie f

effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] nUnverschämtheit f;
to have the effrontery to do sth → die Frechheit besitzen, etw zu tun

effrontery [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] nsfrontatezza

effrontery
n effrontery [iˈfrantəri]
impudence He had the effrontery to call me a liar. onbeskaamdheid, parmantigheid وَقاحَه، صَفاقَه безочливост drzost frækhed; uforskammethed die Frechheit θράσος descaro jultumus پررویی؛ گستاخی julkeus effronterie חוּצפָּה धृष्ट तथा निर्लज्ज व्यवहार drskost arcátlanság kelancangan óskammfeilni; dónaskapur sfrontatezza 厚かましさ 뻔뻔스러움, 철면피 įžūlumas nekaunība sikap kurang ajar onbeschaamdheid frekkhet, uforskammethet bezczelność audácia insolenţă наглость bezočivosť predrznost drskost fräckhet, oförskämdhet ความไร้ยางอาย küstahlık, edepsizlik 厚顏無恥(的行為) зухвальство; безсоромність بے ادبی tính vô liêm sỉ


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Samuel Johnson's Insults: A Compendium of Snubs, Sneers, Slights and Effronteries from the Eighteenth-Century Master is highly entertaining and enthusiastically recommended reading.
 
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