arrogance

noun

arrogance

noun

/ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/ · /ˈɛɹ.ə.ɡəns/

Etymology From Middle English arrogaunce, from Middle French arrogance, from Latin arrogantia.

1

Usually The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

Synonyms
27 termsbluster, cockiness, conceit, disdain, douchebaggery, egotism, grandiosity, haughtiness, hauteur, wind, hubris, lordliness, narcissism, ostentation, overbearance, pomposity, presumption, pretention, pride, self-assumption, self-importance, self-love, self-pride, snobbery, swagger, vanity, vainglory
Antonyms
humility, modesty, passivity, servility
Related terms
arrogancy, arrogant, arrogate, arrogation, braggart, cheeky

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