MEANING
Rude and disrespectful behavior that challenges expected regard for others.
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Words that belong together
- open insolence
- insolence toward authority
On the page
Open insolence replaced his earlier deference.
The clerk heard insolence in a question she had intended sincerely.
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- Base
- insolence
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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