insolence
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David Gorski, who blogs at Respectful Insolence, suggests:
From Forbes • Aug. 7, 2015
“And you. You are to address me as Madam. I expect obedience at all times. Insolence will not be tolerated, not one bit. And you will curb your tendency to talk.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Insolence is open and rude expression of contempt and hostility, generally from an inferior to a superior, as from a servant to a master or mistress.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
And when I asked them of their Recompense, What did they Get for Keeping Down Expense— Oh, many a cup of Coffee, Steaming Hot, Must drown the Memory of their Insolence!
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle
Insolence so patently hysterical could neither hurt nor harden her heart.
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
Vocabulary lists containing insolence
Chains
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