noun
1. fearless daring
• Derivationally related forms: ↑temerarious (for: ↑temerity), ↑audacious, ↑audacious (for: ↑audacity)
2. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
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he had the audacity to question my decision
• Syn: ↑audacity
• Hyponyms: ↑presumption, ↑presumptuousness, ↑effrontery, ↑assumption
Useful english dictionary. 2012.