Both Uses of
effrontery
in
Atlas Shrugged
- He spoke, fighting not to acknowledge the nature of the emotion rising within him, "What sort of effrontery are you indulging in?†
Chpt 1.6
- There was no reason to feel more revulsion than usual, she thought; he had merely uttered the things which were preached, heard and accepted everywhere; but this creed was usually expounded in the third person, and Jim had had the open effrontery to expound it in the first.†
Chpt 3.5 *
Definition:
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(effrontery) rude and disrespectful behavior -- often made by someone who does not realize they are being rude -- as when someone is presumptuous or impolitely bold