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temerity

[ tuh-mer-i-tee ]

noun

  1. reckless boldness; rashness.

    Synonyms: foolhardy, effrontery, audacity



temerity

/ ˌtɛməˈrɛərɪəs; tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ /

noun

  1. rashness or boldness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • temerarious, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of temerity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritās “hap, chance, rashness,” equivalent to temer(e) “by chance, rashly” + -itās -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of temerity1

C15: from Latin temeritās accident, from temere at random
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Example Sentences

The Times was especially agitated that the boys’ fathers had had the temerity to go to federal court over this.

If you are going to have the temerity to put women in cages for our entertainment, you’d better figure out a way to let them out.

He was still seething when the week ended, when Martha MacCallum of Fox News had the temerity to note that Harris was “having some success” at attracting young and minority voters.

Trump hasn’t the temerity nor the ability to handle reality.

From Salon

They did not bank on the temerity of their own stars, who on Monday lined up one by one to denounce NBC’s decision on its own airwaves.

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