insolent

• Qualifie une personne ou son comportement qui manque de respect, de politesse ou de déférence envers autrui, souvent de manière provocante ou effrontée.

Describes a person or their behavior as rude, disrespectful, or showing a lack of proper respect.

1. Showing casual disrespectB2formal

   Behaving or speaking in a way that shows a rude lack of respect, often in a deliberate or offhand manner.

   Insolent (manque de respect)

   • The student gave an insolent shrug when the teacher asked him a question.
   • His insolent remarks during the meeting angered everyone.
   • She was fired for her insolent attitude toward the manager.

   Synonymesaudaciousbrazencheekydisrespectfulimpertinentimpudentinsultingpresumptuousrudesaucy

   Antonymescivilcourteousdeferentialhumblemannerlyobsequiouspoliterespectful

2. Unrestrained by conventionC1formal

   Acting or speaking without regard for usual social rules or propriety, often in a boldly defiant or improper way.

   Insolent (sans égard aux convenances)

   • The poet's insolent disregard for traditional forms shocked critics.
   • Her insolent behavior at the formal dinner embarrassed her family.
   • He made an insolent joke that crossed the line of acceptable humor.

   Synonymesbrazendisrespectfulimpertinentimpudentpresumptuousrudeshamelessunbridledunruly

   Antonymescourteousdeferentialpoliterespectful