effrontery
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/ɛˈfɹʌntəɹi/
English
Definitions
noun
- Insolent and shameless audacity.“We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.”
- An act of insolent and shameless audacity.“Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.”
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