Meaning of effrontery | Babel Free
/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/Definitions
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Insolent and shameless audacity. uncountable
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An act of insolent and shameless audacity. countable
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
θράσος
Français
effronterie
עברית
חוצפה
Italiano
sfrontatezza
日本語
厚顔無恥
한국어
뻔뻔스러움
Nederlands
onbeschaamdheid
Examples
“We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.”
“Let not the Englishman in Scotland believe that the undoffed hat, the curt reply, the apparent assumption of equality, all spring from deliberate effrontery, and are wholly beyond the reach of southern influence.”
“Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.”
“All was going as planned until the bag hit a snag and failed to surround the entire nest. This effrontery was too much. The wasps exploded off the nest at me.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.