Insolence

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or condition of being insolent.
  • n. An instance of insolent behavior, treatment, or speech.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.
  • v. To insult.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality of being unusual or novel.
  • n. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence.
  • n. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
  • v. To insult.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The quality of being rare; unusualness.
  • n. Overbearing or defiant behavior; scornful or presumptuous treatment of others; insulting speech or conduct.
  • n. An insolent act; an instance of insolent treatment; an insult.
  • n. Synonyms Pride, Presumption, etc. (see arrogance); rudeness, abusive language or conduct, sneering.
  • To treat with haughty contempt.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an offensive disrespectful impudent act
  • n. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
  • Hypernym
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    insolency   
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    Words with the same meaning
    insult    impudence   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arrogance    cruelty    rudeness    ingratitude    impudence    wickedness    folly    avarice    levity    malice