effrontery
noun
[ ɪˈfrʌnt(ə)ri ]
• insolent or impertinent behaviour.
• "one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision"
Similar:
impudence,
impertinence,
cheek,
insolence,
cheekiness,
audacity,
temerity,
brazenness,
forwardness,
front,
presumption,
nerve,
gall,
pertness,
boldness,
shamelessness,
impoliteness,
disrespect,
bad manners,
unmannerliness,
overfamiliarity,
answering back,
talking back,
brass,
brass neck,
neck,
face,
lip,
mouth,
cockiness,
sauce,
snash,
sass,
sassiness,
nerviness,
chutzpah,
back talk,
hide,
crust,
backchat,
malapertness,
contumely,
procacity,
assumption,
dare,
make so bold as,
be so bold as,
presume,
have the temerity,
have the audacity,
have the nerve,
be brave enough,
have the courage,
go so far as,
take the liberty of,
Origin:
late 17th century: from French effronterie, based on late Latin effrons, effront- ‘shameless, barefaced’, from ex- ‘out’ + frons ‘forehead’.
