effrontery
/ɪˈfrʌntəri/noun
उच्चारण इफ़्रन्टरी
धृष्टता, ढिठाई, बेशर्मी
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[U] formal
behaviour that is confident and very rude, without any feeling of shame
धृष्टता, ढिठाई, बेशर्मी
- He had the effrontery to blame the teacher.
- She had the effrontery to ask for a promotion on her very first day.
- It takes some effrontery to cut the queue and then complain about the wait.
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- The shopkeeper had the effrontery to charge us twice the usual price.
- Everyone was shocked by the effrontery of his reply to the principal.
Synonyms impudence audacity insolence nerve cheek
Opposite respect politeness modesty diffidence
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ef·fron·ter·y
?Which word?
Keep the shameless-rudeness words together: effrontery, impudence (lack of respect), audacity (bold rudeness), insolence (rude disrespect), gall (informal, rude behaviour), temerity (too much confidence: 'had the temerity to argue').
निर्लज्ज अशिष्टता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: effrontery, impudence (अनादर), audacity (साहसी अशिष्टता), insolence (अशिष्ट अनादर), gall (अनौपचारिक, अशिष्ट व्यवहार), temerity (अत्यधिक आत्मविश्वास: 'had the temerity to argue')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Have the effrontery to do sth (be rude enough to do something shocking).
Collocation 'have the effrontery to do sth' (चौंकाने वाला काम करने की धृष्टता)।