Meaning & use
Impudence
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Bold or disrespectful behavior that shows a lack of proper regard for others.
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The clerk's impudence toward customers eventually cost him his job.
She had the impudence to demand a refund after breaking the item herself.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'impudentia,' combining 'in-' (not) and 'pudere' (to feel shame).
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respectpoliteness
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