in·so·lence

[in-suh-luhns]
noun
1.
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
2.
the quality or condition of being insolent.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin insolentia. See insolent, -ence

Related forms
o·ver·in·so·lence, noun
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insolent (ˈɪnsələnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
offensive, impudent, or disrespectful
 
[C14: from Latin insolens, from in-1 + solēre to be accustomed]
 
'insolence
 
—n
 
'insolently
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

insolence
late 14c., from L. insolentia, from insolentem (see insolent).
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Example sentences
She attempts to hold down several jobs, but messes them all up through
  insolence and carelessness.
Where the former film is agonized and sullen, the latter is mischievous and
  restive, daring us to be dismayed by its insolence.
They were lifted by insolence above their car loans, their surly arrears, their
  misspent matrimonies.
The scale had become a thing of stubborn insolence, refusing to budge even a
  centimeter in the right direction.
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