insolence
To insultTo insult.
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» I reprimanded him for his insolence.
Ich wies ihn wegen seiner Unverschämtheit zurecht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я отчитал его за дерзость. — megaton
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1 senses(obsolete)To insult.
Examples
12 sentencesI reprimanded him for his insolence.
ruЯ отчитал его за дерзость. — megaton
deIch wies ihn wegen seiner Unverschämtheit zurecht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I won't approve of your insolence.
I can't put up with his insolence.
ruЯ терпеть не могу его наглость. — Lenin_1917
deIch kann seine Frechheit nicht ertragen. — xtofu80
Your wry insolence will not be rewarded.
Your insolence comes from your messianic complex.
Origin
From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.
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Forms
insolences, insolencing, insolenced, insolenced| Base form | insolence · to insolence |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | insolences |
| Present participle | insolencing |
| Past simple | insolenced |
| Past participle | insolenced |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.