SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
temerity
noun
Boldness that is excessive or presumptuous.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Presumptuous boldness
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Usage distinction
Return to topTemerity usually disapproves of excessive boldness. Daring and boldness can be admiring; gall is informal.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See temerity in use
He had the temerity to criticize a performance he had not attended.
An uninvited visitor then had the temerity to demand control of the running order merely because he preferred a different sequence.
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