audacity
noun/ɔːˈdæsəti/
/ɔːˈdæsəti/
[uncountable]- behaviour that is brave but likely to shock or offend people synonym nerve
- He had the audacity to say I was too fat.
- The sheer audacity of the plan amazed everyone.
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- ‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’).Want to learn more?
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