brazen

Meaning(s)

1. bold and without shame

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tell a brazen lie

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The adjective brazen refers to someone who behaves in a way which is shameless or disrespectful or refuses to abide by rules. As a verb brazen means to overcome or face something shamelessly.

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  1. I caught John brazenly taking money out of my wallet. I don't know how he thought he was going to get away with it.
  2. It was so brazen of her to ask me if I was single in front of everybody.

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  1. I had no choice but to fire Jane for her behaviour. She displayed a brazen disregard for the rules.
  2. When I confronted Sam with his error, he just tried to brazen it out instead of accepting responsibility.
  3. In the job interview, the candidate told us that she had five years of experience in the field. It was a brazen lie.

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