Definition of insolence in English:

noun

• Rude and disrespectful behaviour.

  ‘she was sacked for insolence’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Where do they get the authority and encouragement to practise their childish, schoolyard insolence and contempt of our leaders?’
  • ‘They helped us understand what we were up against: the proud man's contumely, the insolence of office.’
  • ‘Perhaps it was a case of German insolence, a deliberate offense to Roman dignity.’
  • ‘For sheer insolence and contempt for the electorate, her statement is hard to beat.’
  • ‘They no longer protect competitive wages and fair working environments - they inflate wages and protect the insolence and stupidity of their members.’

  Synonyms

  impertinence, impudence, cheek, cheekiness, bad manners, ill-manneredness, unmannerliness, rudeness, impoliteness, incivility, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespect, insubordination, contempt

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