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brash.

Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɹæʃ/[ˈbɹʷæʃ]

  1. Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.

    a brash young businessman; a brash tabloid; a brash sense of humour

  2. Overly bold, impetuous or rash.

  3. Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.

    brash colours
    a brash perfume
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).

noun/ˈbɹæʃ/[ˈbɹʷæʃ]

  1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A sudden burst of rain.

    countable · uncountable

  3. An attack or assault.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).

verb/ˈbɹæʃ/[ˈbɹʷæʃ]

  1. To disturb.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).

adj/ˈbɹæʃ/[ˈbɹʷæʃ]

  1. Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).

    US · colloquial · dated
Where this word comes from

Compare American English bresk, brusk (“fragile, brittle”).

noun/ˈbɹæʃ/[ˈbɹʷæʃ]

  1. Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.

    countable · uncountable

  3. Broken fragments of ice.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Compare American English bresk, brusk (“fragile, brittle”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.