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impertinence noun [ ɪmˈpəːt(ə)nəns ]

• lack of respect; rudeness.
• "they gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion"
Similar: rudeness, insolence, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespectfulness, incivility, impudence, cheek, cheekiness, audacity, temerity, effrontery, nerve, gall, boldness, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, presumptuousness, presumption, forwardness, brass, brass neck, neck, face, front, cockiness, sauce, snash, sass, sassiness, nerviness, chutzpah, hide, crust, malapertness, procacity, assumption,
Opposite: politeness,


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