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effrontery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assumption, presumption, presumptuousness |
| Type of | audaciousness, audacity |
| Has types | uppishness, uppityness |
Examples of effrontery
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How they have the effrontery to expect the same again this season is beyond me.
From the expressandstar.com
Of course, the scientists have not been idle in the face of such effrontery.
From the scienceblogs.com
Salazar had the effrontery to suggest that city hall sees the occasional back-room deal.
From the denverpost.com
O'Reilly had the effrontery to say that Muslims attacked us on 9-11.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The effrontery of that may well supersede anything Goldman and Paulson are alleged to have done.
From the businessweek.com
I can't believe Mosley has the effrontery to criticise the FIA for not adhering to its own rules.
From the independent.co.uk
Despite its effrontery, the paper has never been sued for libel.
From the time.com
But there is a clear difference based almost entirely on gender in affect and style of effrontery.
From the scienceblogs.com
And crying because we had the effrontery not to agree with him.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Presumption: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
- Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is a display of disrespectfulness by not complying with the social "laws" or etiquette of a group or culture. These laws been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. ...
- Insolent and shameless audacity; an act of insolent and shameless audacity
- (n.) impudence, nerve, insolence (When I told my aunt that she was boring, my mother scolded me for my effrontery.)
- (n) - brazen boldness, presumptuousness
- Noun - impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance
