impudences
Acts of disrespect
Impudences is the plural of impudence, referring to multiple instances of bold disrespect or shameless behavior.
Where impudence names the quality itself, impudences points to specific acts or remarks displaying it: The student's impudences included talking back to the principal and refusing to apologize.
The word appears most often in formal or literary contexts when cataloging a series of brazen offenses.
Insulting boldness, plural
- impertinencesDisrespectful or presumptuous acts
- audacitiesActs of shameless boldness
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
- disrespectsShows lack of regard
sauciness · brashness · forwardness · presumptuousness · shamelessness · freshness · pertness · flippancies
Impertinent replies
- mouthinessRude verbal boldness
- precociousnessUnusually early development
- brattinessSpoiled, demanding behavior
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
defiance · disobedience · smartmouth · disrespect · impishness · mischievousness · naughtiness · unruliness
Deliberate public insults
- insultsDisparaging remarks
- slightsMinor deliberate offenses
- snubsIntentional social rejections
- offensesViolations of law or rules
outrages · transgressions · breaches · indignities · provocations · improprieties · liberties · familiarities
insolences
Insulting boldness, plural
- impertinencesDisrespectful or presumptuous acts
- audacitiesActs of shameless boldness
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
disrespects · sauciness · brashness · forwardness · presumptuousness · shamelessness · freshness · pertness · flippancies · cockiness
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Impertinent replies
- mouthinessRude verbal boldness
- precociousnessUnusually early development
- brattinessSpoiled, demanding behavior
rebelliousness · defiance · disobedience · smartmouth · disrespect · impishness · mischievousness · naughtiness · unruliness · willfulness
affronts
Deliberate public insults
offenses · outrages · transgressions · breaches · indignities · provocations · improprieties · liberties · familiarities · overstepping
impudencescourtesies
Polite social behaviors
respectfulness · deference · reverence · civilities · politeness
impudencesproprieties
Accepted standards of behavior
good manners · politeness · decorum · modesty · humility