effrontery

/ษ›หˆfษนสŒntษ™ษนi/

IPA: /IH0 F R AH1 N T ER0 IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    Insolent and shameless audacity.

    โ€œWe even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.โ€

  2. 2

    An act of insolent and shameless audacity.

    โ€œAny refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.โ€

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