Insolence

n.	1.
	1.	The quality of being unusual or novel.
	2.	The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence. Flown with insolence and wine. - Milton.
	3.	Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. - Fuller.
v. t.	1.	To insult.

Noun	1.	insolence - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties Synonyms: cheekiness, impertinence, impudence, crust, freshness, gall
	2.	insolence - an offensive disrespectful impudent act

arrogance, assumption, bold front, brash bearing, brashness, brass, brassiness, bravado, brazen boldness, brazenness, bumptiousness, callousness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, cockiness, contempt, contemptuousness, daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdain, disesteem, dishonor, disparagement, disregard, disrespect, disrespectfulness, gall, hardihood, hardness, hardness of heart, heart of stone, heroics, hubris, impenitence, impenitentness, improvidence, imprudence, impudence, indiscretion, induration, injudiciousness, irrepentance, irreverence, lack of respect, nonrepentance, obduracy, overboldness, overcarelessness, overconfidence, oversureness, overweening, overweeningness, pertness, presumptuousness, rashness, ridicule, rudeness, seared conscience, temerariousness, temerity, unabjectness, unchariness, uncontriteness, unwariness

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