Meaning & use

brazen

adjective·Advanced

Bold and shameless, especially in behavior that most people would consider wrong or shocking.

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It was a brazen theft, carried out in broad daylight in front of dozens of witnesses.

She gave a brazen answer, showing no embarrassment about being caught.

A note on using this word

Brazen almost always carries a disapproving tone, unlike the more neutral word 'confident'.

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