Disrespectful, impudent, usually to someone in authority.
impolitly or in a rude manner
Your insolence is very unnecessary and offensive.
Insolence
That is the correct spelling of the noun "audacity" (extreme boldness, or insolence).
The child acted insolent as he was punished, so the teacher had no sympathy for him.
Other words are sass, sassy, or insolence,
Your insolence is very unnecessary and offensive.
"Your insolence will NOT be tolerated in my court!", shouted the judge. Will his insolence NEVER end?
The girl is full of the air of insolence that makes her friends feel uncomfortable.
Wit is called educated insolence because of cynical and sarcastic comments made by educated people. It also means that an educated person can put thoughts into words more easily.
The act of leaping on; onset; attack., Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity., To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon., To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him., To leap or jump., To behave with insolence; to exult.
Boldness, Disrespect
The man's insolence and arrogance in refusing to provide any answer at all to a perfectly reasonable question were breath-taking.
Insolence
bequeath:bestowed::impudence: insolence
I can give you several examples.Saying "whatever" to your mother when she asks you something is insolence.Insolence is not nice, so be polite.If you show insolence, you will be punished.
One example of insolence in literature is found in "The Odyssey" by Homer when Odysseus' men slaughter Helios' cattle against his warnings. Another example is in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles when Oedipus displays insolence towards the blind prophet Tiresias. In "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth displays insolence towards her husband, demonstrating her disregard for authority and consequences.
Rebelliousness, insolence or insubordination.