impertinence
noun/ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns/
/ɪmˈpɜːrtnəns/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]- rude behaviour or comments that show no respect for somebody who is older or more important
- She had the impertinence to ask my age!
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