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insolence

[ in-suh-luhns ]

noun

  1. contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
  2. the quality or condition of being insolent.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of insolence1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word insolentia. See insolent, -ence
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Moscow accused Pashinyan of behaviour bordering on insolence, and on Friday summoned Armenia's ambassador to protest against "hostile steps".

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That was also evident in “the insolence and indifference that you are displaying here,†the judge added, according to another local news source.

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In a league that has absorbed the competitive nastiness of Bill Laimbeer and Ron Artest and John Stockton and Charles Oakley, Green may be the first player sent home for repeated insolence.

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Still, the infusion of black leather did what it always does: It reminded us what this particular material can always be counted on to suggest — insolence, light contempt, more than a little bit of attitude.

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For one second, I think my insolence is going to make this policeman smile.

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