ef·fron·tery

ef·fron·tery
/ıˈfrʌntəri/ noun [noncount]
formal : a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude :nerve
Effrontery describes the attitude of a person who does something very boldly and without shame even though it is wrong or offensive in some way.

He had the effrontery to deny doing something that we saw him do.


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