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- DictionaryEf·fron·ter·y/əˈfrəntərē/
noun
- 1. insolent or impertinent behavior: "one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision"
The meaning of EFFRONTERY is shameless boldness : insolence. How to use effrontery in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Effrontery.
noun [ U ] formal uk / ɪˈfrʌn.t ə r.i / us / efˈrʌn.t ə r.i / Add to word list. extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behaviour is not acceptable to other people: He was silent all through the meal and then had the effrontery to complain that I looked bored! Synonym. presumption. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Effrontery definition: shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. See examples of EFFRONTERY used in a sentence.
Definitions of effrontery. noun. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. synonyms: assumption, presumption, presumptuousness. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Effrontery." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/effrontery. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024. Copy citation.
extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behavior is not acceptable to other people: He was silent all through the meal and then had the effrontery to complain that I looked bored! Synonym. presumption. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rude and cheeky. backchat. cheekily. cheekiness. cheeky. churlishly. churlishness.
Definition of effrontery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. 2. an act or instance of this. [1705–15; < French effronterie, derivative of Old French esfront shameless] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus.
