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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseffronterie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-fron-tuh-ree
"Il a eu l'effronterie de mentir devant tout le monde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Insolent or impertinent behavior; shameless boldness or audacity.
"He had the effrontery to ask for a raise after being caught sleeping on the job." - 2
An instance of blatant disregard for social norms, courtesy, or propriety.
"She was shocked by the sheer effrontery of his unsolicited advice."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century French word 'effronterie', which stems from the Late Latin 'effrontare' (to bare the face, act shamelessly), composed of the prefix 'ex-' (out) and 'frons' (forehead or brow). Historically, it conjures the image of someone brazenly showing no shame or dishonor by refusing to lower their brow or blush.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Effrontery" is said worldwide
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effronterie
Transliteration: eh-fron-tuh-ree
"Il a eu l'effronterie de mentir devant tout le monde."
Frechheit
Transliteration: frehkh-hite
"Es war eine ungeheure Frechheit, das zu behaupten."
effrontezza
Transliteration: ef-fron-tet-tsa
"Non posso credere alla sua effrontezza."
desfachatez
Transliteration: des-fa-cha-tez
"Me sorprendió su gran desfachatez al responder."
afronta
Transliteration: a-fron-tuh
"A audácia dele passou dos limites."
धृष्टता
Transliteration: dhrishtata
"उसमें यह सवाल पूछने की धृष्टता थी।"
厚颜无耻
Transliteration: hòuyán-wúchǐ
"他竟然有这种厚颜无耻的行为。"
뻔뻔함
Transliteration: ppeon-ppeon-ham
"그의 그런 뻔뻔함에 모두가 아연실색했다."
厚顔無恥
Transliteration: kōgan-muchi
"彼の厚顔無恥な態度には呆れ果てた。"
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