/ ɔːˈdæsəti; NAmE / noun
[ U ] brave but rude or shocking behaviour
SYN nerve :
He had the audacity to say I was too fat.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from medieval Latin audacitas , from audax , audac- bold (from audere dare).
/ ɔːˈdæsəti; NAmE / noun
[ U ] brave but rude or shocking behaviour
SYN nerve :
He had the audacity to say I was too fat.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from medieval Latin audacitas , from audax , audac- bold (from audere dare).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005