impertinence
/ɪmˈpɜːrtənəns/
noun
- Rude or disrespectful behavior or speech, especially toward someone in authority.
- The student was sent to the principal's office for his impertinence.
- She answered her grandmother with such impertinence that everyone was shocked.
- The manager would not tolerate any impertinence from the new employees.
- Lack of relevance; something that does not belong or is out of place.
- His comment about the weather was an impertinence during the serious meeting.
- The essay was full of impertinences that had nothing to do with the topic.
- The lawyer objected to the question, calling it an impertinence to the case.
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