Effrontery
Shameless audacity; bold, presumptuous behavior that shows a lack of respect or shame.
nounEffrontery
Shameless audacity; bold, presumptuous behavior that shows a lack of respect or shame.
nounImagine This
Imagine a junior employee interrupts a board meeting to demand a raise, smiling confidently, and arguing they deserve it—this is effrontery, bold and shameless in front of everyone.
Sounds Like
ih-FRON-tuh-ree
Looks Like
Looks like 'front' with -ery; related to showing one's face (frons) openly
Remember This
The word comes from Old French effronterie, ultimately from Latin effrontare meaning to put out one’s face; it carries a strongly negative connotation.
Other Forms
Connect With
audacity, insolence, brazenness, nerve, impertinence
Note
Use with a critical tone to describe behavior that is brazenly disrespectful. Not a simple 'boldness' but a shameless or insolent boldness.