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Definition of
effrontery noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
effrontery
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ɪˈfrʌntəri
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
formal
)
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behavior that is confident and very rude, without any feeling of shame
synonym
nerve
He had the effrontery to accuse me of lying!
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effrontery
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effort
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effortless
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