temerity
/təˈmerəti/noun
उच्चारण टमेरटी
धृष्टता, दुस्साहस, गुस्ताख़ी भरा साहस
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[U] formal
extremely confident behaviour that people are likely to consider rude or shocking
धृष्टता, दुस्साहस, गुस्ताख़ी भरा साहस
- He had the temerity to ask the judge for a lift home.
- She showed great temerity in contradicting the principal in public.
- She had the temerity to correct the examiner's spelling.
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- Who had the temerity to touch my notebook?
- It took some temerity to question the captain's decision.
Synonyms audacity nerve cheek effrontery boldness
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
te·mer·i·ty
With -merity (not 'temarity' or 'temerety'); from the Latin temere, rashly.
अंत में -merity ('temarity' या 'temerety' गलत है); Latin temere, जल्दबाज़ी से, से।
?Which word?
Keep apart temerity (rash boldness, disapproving) and timidity (lack of courage), which look alike but are opposites.
Temerity (दुस्साहस, आलोचनात्मक) और timidity (साहस की कमी) को अलग रखिए, जो दिखने में मिलते हैं पर विपरीत हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Have the temerity to do sth.
'have the temerity to do sth' आता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Rash boldness that shows no respect is temerity or audacity.
'अनादरपूर्ण दुस्साहस' temerity या audacity।