Impudent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by casual disrespect

improperly forward or bold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpjˈuːdənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpjˈuːdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpjˈuːdənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpjˈuːdənt/.

Examples

a flip answer to serious question
the student was kept in for impudent behavior
don't be fresh with me

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flip sassy insolent fresh overbold wise saucy snotty-nosed impertinent smart

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by casual disrespect “a flip answer to serious question”
adjective	improperly forward or bold “don't be fresh with me”

Word Forms

insolence	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
freshness	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impudence	noun	an impudent statement
sauciness	noun	inappropriate playfulness
sass	noun	an impudent or insolent rejoinder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unverschämt

geprägt von beiläufiger Respektlosigkeit

🇪🇸Spanish

impudente

marcado por una falta de respeto casual

🇮🇹Italian

impudente

contrassegnato da una mancanza di rispetto casuale

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeschaamd

gekenmerkt door nonchalant gebrek aan respect

🇵🇹Portuguese

impudente

marcado por desrespeito casual

🇷🇺Russian

дерзкий

отмечен случайным неуважением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिलेर

आकस्मिक अनादर द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বোধ

নৈমিত্তিক অসম্মান দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

துடுக்குத்தனமான

சாதாரண அவமரியாதையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానకరమైన

సాధారణ అగౌరవంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्धट

प्रासंगिक अनादर द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેફામ

કેઝ્યુઅલ અનાદર દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ

ಸಾಂದರ್ಭಿಕ ಅಗೌರವದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാർഷ്ട്യമില്ലാത്ത

കാഷ്വൽ അനാദരവ് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਵਕੂਫ

ਆਮ ਅਨਾਦਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے غیرت

آرام دہ اور پرسکون بے عزتی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚颜无耻

以不经意的不尊重为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

厚かましい

何気ない軽蔑が特徴的

🇰🇷Korean

뻔뻔스러운

무례한 무례함으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trơ tráo

được đánh dấu bằng sự thiếu tôn trọng thông thường

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สุภาพ

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการไม่เคารพอย่างไม่เป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurang ajar

ditandai dengan rasa tidak hormat biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakundangan

minarkahan ng kaswal na kawalang-galang

🇲🇾Malay

kurang ajar

ditandakan dengan sikap tidak hormat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفيق

تميزت بعدم الاحترام العرضي

🇮🇷Persian

گستاخ

با بی احترامی اتفاقی مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

küstah

gündelik saygısızlıkla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָצוּף

מסומן בחוסר כבוד סתמי

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The primary meaning of 'impudent' is 'marked by casual disrespect'.

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