Insolence

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To treat with haughty contempt.
  • noun. The quality of being rare; unusualness.
  • noun. Overbearing or defiant behavior; scornful or presumptuous treatment of others; insulting speech or conduct.
  • noun. An insolent act; an instance of insolent treatment; an insult.
  • noun. Synonyms Pride, Presumption, etc. (see arrogance); rudeness, abusive language or conduct, sneering.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To insult.
  • noun. The quality of being unusual or novel.
  • noun. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence.
  • noun. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.
  • verb. To insult.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an offensive disrespectful impudent act
  • noun. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
  • Word Usage
    "Whether or not you're going to 'suffer' what you call my insolence, I don't know, and I don't much care."
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