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ef·front·er·y
(ĭ-frŭn′tə-rē)n. pl. ef·front·er·ies
Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
[French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effrontātus, alteration of Late Latin effrōns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frōns, front-, front, forehead.]
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effrontery
(ɪˈfrʌntərɪ)n, pl -ies
shameless or insolent boldness; impudent presumption; audacity; temerity
[C18: from French effronterie, from Old French esfront barefaced, shameless, from Late Latin effrons, literally: putting forth one's forehead; see front]
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ef•fron•ter•y
(ɪˈfrʌn tə ri)n., pl. -ter•ies.
1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity.
2. an act or instance of this.
[1705–15; < French effronterie, derivative of Old French esfront shameless]
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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effrontery
noun insolence, nerve, arrogance, presumption, face (informal), front, neck (informal), cheek (informal), assurance, brass (informal), gall (informal), disrespect, audacity, boldness, rudeness, temerity, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), impertinence, impudence, brashness, brass neck (Brit. informal), shamelessness, incivility, cheekiness, brazenness He had the effrontery to turn up on my doorstep at 2 in the morning.
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effrontery
nounThe state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:
assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.
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Translations
وَقاحَه، صَفاقَه
frækheduforskammethed
óskammfeilni; dónaskapur
nekaunība
edepsizlikküstahlık
effrontery
[ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] N → descaro mhe had the effrontery to say that → tuvo el descaro de decir que ...
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effrontery
[ɪˈfrʌntəri] n → effronterie fto have the effrontery to do sth → avoir l'effronterie de faire qch
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effrontery
n → Unverschämtheit f; how can you have the effrontery to deny the charge? → dass Sie die Frechheit besitzen, den Vorwurf abzustreiten!
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effrontery
(iˈfrantəri) noun impudence. He had the effrontery to call me a liar.
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