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ar·ro·gance
(ăr′ə-gəns)n.
The state or quality of being arrogant; overbearing pride.
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ar•ro•gance
(ˈær ə gəns)n.
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride; haughtiness.
Sometimes, ar′ro•gan•cy. [1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | arrogance - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors condescension, disdainfulness, superciliousness - the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior contemptuousness - the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return" hubris - overbearing pride or presumption superiority - displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension" |
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arrogance
noun conceit, pride, swagger, pretension, presumption, bluster, hubris, pomposity, insolence, hauteur, pretentiousness, high-handedness, haughtiness, loftiness, imperiousness, pompousness, superciliousness, lordliness, conceitedness, contemptuousness, scornfulness, uppishness (Brit. informal), disdainfulness, overweeningness At times, the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.
modesty, humility, shyness, politeness, diffidence, meekness, bashfulness
modesty, humility, shyness, politeness, diffidence, meekness, bashfulness
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arrogance
nounThe quality of being arrogant:
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Translations
عَجْرَفَه، غَطْرَسَه، عَنْجَهِيَّه
arogancedomýšlivost
arrogancehovmodighed
arogancija
hroki
arogancia
nadutostoholost
arrogans
kibirkendini beğenmişlik
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arrogance
n → Arroganz f, → Überheblichkeit f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
arrogant
(ˈӕrəgənt) adjective extremely proud; thinking that one is much more important than other people.
ˈarrogantly adverbˈarrogance noun
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