effrontery (Meaning)

Wordnet

effrontery (n)

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

Webster

effrontery (n.)

Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.

effrontery Sentence Examples

  1. The politician's effrontery in denying his involvement in the scandal was astounding.
  2. She exhibited audacious effrontery by confronting her boss over her mistreatment.
  3. The burglar had the effrontery to return to the scene of the crime and steal again.
  4. The child's effrontery in disobeying his parents shocked everyone present.
  5. The prosecutor's effrontery towards the judge was met with contempt.
  6. Despite knowing the severe consequences, the terrorist had the effrontery to plan another attack.
  7. The lawyer's effrontery in making false accusations against his opponent was reprehensible.
  8. The student's effrontery in challenging the professor's authority was met with dismissal.
  9. The employee's effrontery in demanding a raise despite poor performance angered his supervisor.
  10. The thief had the effrontery to steal from the same elderly woman twice.

FAQs About the word effrontery

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timidity, hesitancy,timidity, modesty, diffidence, modesty, hesitancy, bashfulness, shyness, manners

The politician's effrontery in denying his involvement in the scandal was astounding.

She exhibited audacious effrontery by confronting her boss over her mistreatment.

The burglar had the effrontery to return to the scene of the crime and steal again.

The child's effrontery in disobeying his parents shocked everyone present.