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Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The quality of being unusual or novel.
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Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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To insult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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an offensive disrespectful impudent act
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, cheekiness, freshness
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Broader terms: discourtesy, rudeness
Narrower terms: chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah
From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.
Across languages
Translations 70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
наха́бнасць
(naxábnascʹ)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Belarusian :
наха́бства
(naxábstva)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Belarusian :
зухва́льства
(zuxválʹstva)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Bulgarian :
наха́лство
(nahálstvo)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Bulgarian :
безо́чие
(bezóčie)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Bulgarian :
дъ́рзост
(dǎ́rzost)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Bulgarian :
на́глост
(náglost)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Catalan :
insolència
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Chinese Mandarin :
蠻橫 /蛮横
(mánhèng)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Chinese Mandarin :
粗野
(cūyě)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Czech :
drzost
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Czech :
nestydatost
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Danish :
frækhed
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Danish :
uforskammethed
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Danish :
skamløshed
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Dutch :
onbeschoftheid
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Dutch :
onbeschaamdheid
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Dutch :
brutaliteit
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Faroese :
frekleiki
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Finnish :
röyhkeys
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Finnish :
julkeus
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
French :
insolence
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
German :
Unverfrorenheit
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
German :
Frechheit
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
German :
Unverschämtheit
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
German :
Dreistigkeit
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
German :
Anmaßung
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Hindi :
ढिठाई
(ḍhiṭhāī)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Hindi :
अविनय
(avinay)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Icelandic :
ósvífni
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Interlingua :
insolentia
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Irish :
borrachas
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Japanese :
横柄
(ōhei)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Macedonian :
дрскост
(drskost)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Manx :
neuarrym
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Māori :
toroihitanga
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Norwegian Bokmål :
frekkhet
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
arogancja
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
bezczelność
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
bezwstydność
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
hucpiarstwo
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
impertynenckość
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
zuchwalstwo
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Polish :
zuchwałość
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Portuguese :
insolência
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Romanian :
insolență
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Romanian :
obrăznicie
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Russian :
на́глость
(náglostʹ)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Russian :
наха́льство
(naxálʹstvo)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Russian :
де́рзость
(dérzostʹ)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Russian :
высокоме́рие
(vysokomérije)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Russian :
надме́нность
(nadménnostʹ)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Serbo-Croatian :
др̏ско̄ст
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Serbo-Croatian :
dȑskōst
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Slovak :
drzosť
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Slovene :
predrznost
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Slovene :
nesramnost
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Slovene :
nadutost
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Spanish :
insolencia
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Spanish :
procacidad
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Swedish :
fräckhet
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Swedish :
oförskämdhet
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Tagalog :
himusong
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Tagalog :
kahimusungan
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Ottoman Turkish :
پیشانی
(pişanî)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Ottoman Turkish :
یوز
(yüz)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Ukrainian :
наха́бство
(naxábstvo)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Ukrainian :
наха́бність
(naxábnistʹ)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Ukrainian :
зухва́льство
(zuxválʹstvo)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
Ukrainian :
зухва́лість
(zuxválistʹ)
— arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude
