arrogance
noun[U]
uk/ˈær.ə.ɡəns/us/ˈer.ə.ɡəns/thequalityof beingunpleasantlyproudandbehavingas if you are moreimportantthan, orknowmore than, otherpeople:
He has aself-confidencethat is sometimesseenas arrogance.
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arrogant
- I wasamazedby thebreathtakingarrogance of the man!
- Once hereachedapositionofpower, heallowedhimself to be taken over bygreedand arrogance.
- If you showtotalbeliefinyourability, it can beseenas arrogance.
- Thegrouptalkwith acharminglackof arrogance abouttheirsuddenrisetostardom.
- The professor's arrogance andvanitymade herunpopularwithcolleaguesandstudentsalike.
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- bombast
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic