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chutz·pah
 chutzpah
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- pronunciation:
- khUts
p
[or]
hUts
p
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
sheer audacity or gutsiness; utter nerve.
No one had ever agreed with the chairman on these issues, but no one had ever had the chutzpah to challenge him before.- synonyms:
- audacity, boldness, courage, gutsiness
- antonyms:
- hesitancy, timidity
- similar words:
- effrontery, temerity
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