Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - temerity
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If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect. ...‘difficult’ patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctors’ decisions. = presumption N-UNCOUNT: usu N to-inf c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritas, from temere blindly, recklessly; akin to Old High German demar darkness, Latin tenebrae, Sanskrit tamas Date: 15th century 1. unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition ; rashness, recklessness 2. an act or instance of ~ Synonyms: ~, audacity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall, chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. ~ suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger had the ~ to refuse. audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence an entrepreneur with audacity and vision. hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance admired for her hardihood. effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy outraged at his effrontery. nerve, cheek, gall and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery the nerve of that guy has the cheek to call herself a singer had the gall to demand proof the chutzpah needed for a career in show business. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. книж. безрассудная смелость; опрометчивость, безрассудство to display temerity in doing smth. —- проявить смелость в каком-л. деле 2. беззастенчивость; вызывающая смелость the temerity of her behaviour shocked him —- беспардонность ее поведения шокировала его he had the temerity to propose to the richest girl in the town —- у него хватило духу посвататься к самой богатой девушке в городе he had the temerity of reading a secret letter —- он набрался смелости прочитать секретное письмо ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from M.Fr. tйmйritй, from L. temeritatem (nom. temeritas) "blind chance, accident, rashness," from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly," related to tenebrae "darkness." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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