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arrogant

 
Dictionary: ar·ro·gant   (ăr'ə-gənt) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
  2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. See synonyms at proud.

[Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French, from Latin arrogāns, arrogant-, present participle of arrogāre, to arrogate. See arrogate.]

arrogantly ar'ro·gant·ly adv.
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Thesaurus: arrogant
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adjective

    Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious, superior. Idioms: on one's high horse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

 
Antonyms: arrogant
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adj

Definition: having exaggerated self-opinion
Antonyms: humble, meek, servile, unconceited


 
Translations: Arrogant
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - arrogant, overlegen, hovmodig

Nederlands (Dutch)
arrogant, aanmatigend, verwaand

Français (French)
adj. - arrogant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - arrogant, hochmütig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλαζόνας, υπερόπτης, αλαζονικός, υπεροπτικός

Italiano (Italian)
arrogante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arrogante, presunçoso, altivo

Русский (Russian)
высокомерный, наглый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arrogante, presumido, soberbio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - arrogant, högmodig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
傲慢的, 自负的, 自大的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傲慢的, 自負的, 自大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ごう慢な, 尊大な, 横柄な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متكبر, متعجرف, متغطرس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתנשא, יהיר‬


 
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