Meaning of effrontery in English
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Noun
effronteryEtymology
late 17th century: from French effronterie, based on late Latin effrons, effront-‘shameless, barefaced’, from ex-‘out’ + frons‘forehead’Definitions
1. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right toExamples
- « he despised them for their presumptuousness »
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