Effrontery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛfɹəntɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒlɪtʃˌɒblɒnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒlɪtʃˌɒblɒnd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɛfɹəntɚɹi/.

Examples

he despised them for their presumptuousness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

presumptuousness assumption presumption

Parts of Speech

noun	audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to “he despised them for their presumptuousness”

Word Forms

presumptuous	adjective	excessively forward
presume	verb	take liberties or act with too much confidence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unverschämtheit

dreistes (sogar arrogantes) Verhalten, zu dem Sie kein Recht haben

🇫🇷French

effronterie

un comportement audacieux (voire arrogant) auquel vous n’avez pas le droit

🇪🇸Spanish

descaro

Comportamiento audaz (incluso arrogante) al que no tienes derecho a

🇮🇹Italian

sfrontatezza

comportamento audace (anche arrogante) a cui non hai diritto

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeschaamdheid

gedurfd (zelfs arrogant) gedrag waar u geen recht op heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

afronta

comportamento audacioso (até mesmo arrogante) ao qual você não tem o direito

🇷🇺Russian

наглость

дерзкое (даже высокомерное) поведение, на которое вы не имеете права

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुस्ताख़ी

दुस्साहसी (यहां तक कि अहंकारी) व्यवहार जिसका आपको कोई अधिकार नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

যুদ্ধ

সাহসী (এমনকি অহংকারী) আচরণ যা আপনার কোন অধিকার নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்த்தல்

உங்களுக்கு உரிமை இல்லாத துணிச்சலான (ஆணவமும் கூட) நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

దౌర్జన్యం

మీకు హక్కు లేని ధైర్యమైన (అహంకారపూరితమైన) ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रोश

धाडसी (अगदी अहंकारी) वर्तन ज्याचा तुम्हाला अधिकार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

લડાઈ

બહાદુર (ઘમંડી પણ) વર્તન કે જેનો તમને કોઈ અધિકાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ರೋಹ

ನೀವು ಯಾವುದೇ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರದ ಧೈರ್ಯದ (ಅಹಂಕಾರದ) ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിക്രമം

നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അവകാശമില്ലാത്ത ധീരമായ (അഹങ്കാരത്തോടെ പോലും) പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਘਰਸ਼

ਦਲੇਰ (ਇੱਥੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਕਿ ਹੰਕਾਰੀ) ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغاوت

بے باک (یہاں تک کہ متکبرانہ) سلوک جس کا آپ کو کوئی حق نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚颜无耻

您无权做出大胆（甚至傲慢）的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

不遜な行為

あなたにはする権利のない大胆な（傲慢でさえある）行動

🇰🇷Korean

뻔뻔함

당신에게 그럴 권리가 없는 대담한(오만한) 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô lễ

hành vi táo bạo (thậm chí kiêu ngạo) mà bạn không có quyền thực hiện

🇹🇭Thai

การทะเลาะวิวาท

พฤติกรรมที่กล้าหาญ (ถึงกับหยิ่ง) ที่คุณไม่มีสิทธิ์ทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelancangan

perilaku berani (bahkan arogan) yang tidak berhak Anda lakukan

🇲🇾Malay

efrontery

tingkah laku berani (walaupun sombong) yang anda tidak berhak melakukannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وقاحة

سلوك جريء (وحتى متعجرف) ليس لك الحق فيه

🇮🇷Persian

وقاحت

رفتار متهورانه (حتی متکبرانه) که حق آن را ندارید

🇹🇷Turkish

küstahlık

hakkınız olmayan cüretkar (hatta kibirli) davranışlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּצפָּה

התנהגות נועזת (אפילו מתנשאת) שאין לך זכות לה

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