impertinence

ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns

Definition

Definition of impertinence - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

attitude

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inappropriate playfulness or boldness

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His impertinence was mistaken for confidence.

audacity

boldness

insolence

behavior

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rude or disrespectful behavior

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His impertinence towards the teacher was shocking.

disrespect

insolence

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Expressions with impertinence

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the impertinence of

rude behavior or speech towards someone

The impertinence of his comments shocked everyone.

Origin of impertinence

Latin, impertinentia (irrelevance)

Terms with impertinence included in their meaning

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sauce

behavior

impertinence or cheek in behavior

backchat

impertinence

cheeky or rude responses to authority

familiarity

impertinence

undue intimacy or inappropriate informality

sauciness

impertinence

quality of being impertinent or disrespectful

Examples of impertinence in a sentence

The teacher was annoyed by his impertinence.
The child's impertinence was met with a stern warning.
She couldn't believe his impertinence during the meeting.

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French:impertinence, irrévérence, ...
German:Unverschämtheit, Frechheit, ...
Italian:impertinenza, sfacciataggine, ...
Spanish:impertinencia, ...
Portuguese:impertinência, insolência, ...
Chinese:无礼, 无礼行为, ...
Japanese:生意気さ, 無礼, ...
Arabic:وَقَاحَة, قِلَّة اِحْتِرَام, ...
Hebrew:חֻצְפָּה, חוּצְפָּה, ...
Russian:дерзость, ...
Ukrainian:зухвалість, нахабність, ...
Hindi:धृष्टता, अभद्रता, ...
Bengali:ধৃষ্টতা, অশিষ্টতা, ...
Catalan:impertinència, ...
Czech:drzost, nevychovanost, ...
Danish:uforskammethed, frækhed, ...
Dutch:onbeschaamdheid, onbeschoftheid, ...
Greek:αυθάδεια, αγένεια, ...
Hungarian:szemtelenség, tiszteletlenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពក្រអឺតក្រទម, ភាពគ្មានសុជីវធម៌, ...
Korean:건방짐, ...
Persian:گستاخی, بی‌ادبی, ...
Polish:impertynencja, bezczelność, ...
Portuguese (BR):impertinência, ...
Romanian:îndrăzneală, ...
Swedish:oförskämdhet, ...
Thai:ความทะลึ่ง, ความหยาบคาย, ...
Turkish:küstahlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự xấc xược, ...

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Definition of impertinence - Reverso English Dictionary

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