Insolent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by casual disrespect

unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnsələnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnsələnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnsələnt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnsələnt/.

Examples

a flip answer to serious question
the student was kept in for impudent behavior
an audacious trick to pull

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brazen flip impudent brazen-faced audacious bodacious snotty-nosed bald-faced barefaced brassy

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by casual disrespect “a flip answer to serious question”
adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell “an audacious trick to pull”

Word Forms

insolence	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
audacity	noun	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness	noun	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
brass	noun	impudent aggressiveness
brazenness	noun	behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

frech

geprägt von beiläufiger Respektlosigkeit

🇪🇸Spanish

insolente

marcado por una falta de respeto casual

🇮🇹Italian

insolente

contrassegnato da una mancanza di rispetto casuale

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeschaamd

gekenmerkt door nonchalant gebrek aan respect

🇵🇹Portuguese

insolente

marcado por desrespeito casual

🇷🇺Russian

наглый

отмечен случайным неуважением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढीठ

आकस्मिक अनादर द्वारा चिह्नित

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

சாதாரண அவமரியாதையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానకరమైన

సాధారణ అగౌరవంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्धट

प्रासंगिक अनादर द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્ધત

કેઝ્યુઅલ અનાદર દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ

ಸಾಂದರ್ಭಿಕ ಅಗೌರವದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

കാഷ്വൽ അനാദരവ് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਡਾਗਰਦੀ

ਆਮ ਅਨਾਦਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

گستاخ

آرام دہ اور پرسکون بے عزتی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无礼的

以不经意的不尊重为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

横柄な

何気ない軽蔑が特徴的

🇰🇷Korean

건방진

무례한 무례함으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xấc xược

được đánh dấu bằng sự thiếu tôn trọng thông thường

🇹🇭Thai

อวดดี

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการไม่เคารพอย่างไม่เป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurang ajar

ditandai dengan rasa tidak hormat biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakundangan

minarkahan ng kaswal na kawalang-galang

🇲🇾Malay

kurang ajar

ditandakan dengan sikap tidak hormat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وقح

تميزت بعدم الاحترام العرضي

🇮🇷Persian

گستاخ

با بی احترامی اتفاقی مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

küstah

gündelik saygısızlıkla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָצוּף

מסומן בחוסר כבוד סתמי

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