effrontery

Noun

Insolent or impertinent behavior.

ریشه

Late 17th century: from French effronterie, from effronté ‘shameless’, based on Latin effrons, effront- ‘barefaced’, from ex- ‘out’ + frons ‘forehead’.

مثال

• He had the effrontery to deny doing something when we had seen him do it.
• Her effrontery in the meeting was shocking.
• The effrontery of the thief was unbelievable.

ترکیب‌های رایج

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