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Definition of temerity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

temerity

noun
 
/təˈmerəti/
 
/təˈmerəti/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. extremely confident behaviour that people are likely to consider rude
    • He had the temerity to call me a liar!
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin temeritas, from temere ‘rashly’.
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