how dare you

interjection

Used to express indignation and shock at another person's actions.

“How dare you accuse me like that!”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Used to express indignation and shock at another person's actions.

    How dare you accuse me like that!

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
how very dare you

Translations

French comment oses-tu, comment osez-vous
  • comment oses-tuused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • comment osez-vousused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Hungarian hogy merészelsz, hogy merészel
  • hogy merészelszused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • hogy merészelused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • hogy merészeltekused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • hogy merészelnekused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Italian come si permette, come ti permetti
  • come si permetteused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • come ti permettiused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • come vi permetteteused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • come osaused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • come osiused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • come osateused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • non si vergognaused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • non ti vergogniused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • non vi vergognateused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Japanese どの面下げて, よくもそんなことを
  • どの面下げて (dono tsura sagete)used to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • よくもそんなことを (yoku mo sonna koto o)used to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Polish jak śmiesz, jak śmiecie
  • jak śmieszused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • jak śmiecieused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Portuguese como ousa, como ousam
  • como ousaused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • como ousamused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • onde já se viuused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Spanish cómo te atreves, cómo se atreve
  • cómo te atrevesused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • cómo se atreveused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
  • cómo se atrevenused to express indignation and shock at another person's action
Cite this entry
APA

how dare you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/how%20dare%20you

MLA

“how dare you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/how%20dare%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “how dare you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/how%20dare%20you.

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