Effrontery
noun
It refers to rude or disrespectful behavior.
He had the effrontery to criticize the host of the party.
Often appears as...
- sheer effrontery
- have the effrontery
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
It refers to rude or disrespectful behavior.
He had the effrontery to criticize the host of the party.
Often appears as...
- sheer effrontery
- have the effrontery
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Effrontery has a negative connotation, suggesting shameless boldness.
His effrontery in interrupting the speaker was unacceptable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Playful
Unlike 'cheeky', 'effrontery' does not imply humor or playfulness.
She showed sheer effrontery, not a playful tease, when she insulted him.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'effrontery' to express strong disapproval of someone's behavior.
I couldn't believe he had the effrontery to plagiarize my work.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Effrontery has a negative connotation, suggesting shameless boldness.
His effrontery in interrupting the speaker was unacceptable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Playful
Unlike 'cheeky', 'effrontery' does not imply humor or playfulness.
She showed sheer effrontery, not a playful tease, when she insulted him.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'effrontery' to express strong disapproval of someone's behavior.
I couldn't believe he had the effrontery to plagiarize my work.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Effrontery has a negative connotation, suggesting shameless boldness.
His effrontery in interrupting the speaker was unacceptable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Playful
Unlike 'cheeky', 'effrontery' does not imply humor or playfulness.
She showed sheer effrontery, not a playful tease, when she insulted him.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'effrontery' to express strong disapproval of someone's behavior.
I couldn't believe he had the effrontery to plagiarize my work.
Compare with
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Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And if we have the effrontery to talk to anybody with less than courtesy, we tell ourselves and the world we are not very intelligent.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike the bare-faced Oliver Twist effrontery that stands vulnerably before authority, asking for more or better.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And if we have the effrontery to talk to anybody with less than courtesy, we tell ourselves and the world we are not very intelligent.
Quote examples
Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike the bare-faced Oliver Twist effrontery that stands vulnerably before authority, asking for more or better.
Quote examples
Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
Example 1 of 3
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