insolence
Contemptible, ill-mannered conductContemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.
» I reprimanded him for his insolence.
Ich wies ihn wegen seiner Unverschämtheit zurecht.
Я отчитал его за дерзость.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.
Unverfrorenheit, Frechheit, Unverschämtheit
на́глостьnáglostʹ, наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo, де́рзостьdérzostʹ
наха́бствоnaxábstvo, наха́бністьnaxábnistʹ, зухва́льствоzuxválʹstvo
(countable, uncountable)Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The quality of being unusual or novel.
- an offensive disrespectful impudent act
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
Examples
12 sentencesI reprimanded him for his insolence.
ruЯ отчитал его за дерзость.
deIch wies ihn wegen seiner Unverschämtheit zurecht.
I won't approve of your insolence.
I can't put up with his insolence.
ruЯ терпеть не могу его наглость.
deIch kann seine Frechheit nicht ertragen.
Your wry insolence will not be rewarded.
Your insolence comes from your messianic complex.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.
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Forms
plural: insolences| Singular | insolence |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties:crustgallimpertinenceimpudencecheekinessfreshness
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable