arrogance
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arrogance
- /ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/
- /ˈɛɹ.ə.ɡəns/
Where it comes from
From Middle English arrogaunce, from Middle French arrogance, from Latin arrogantia.
noun arrogances · arrogaunce
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The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
Similar: bluster, cockiness, conceit, disdain, douchebaggery, egotism, grandiosity, haughtiness, hauteur, wind, hubris, lordliness · Opposite: servility
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: haughtiness, lordliness, pride, hubris, surquedry, assertiveness, swagger, high-handedness, audacity, conceit, bullying, intransigence, presumption, twinkle, tyranny, hegemony
Translations
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noun act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner
| Español | arrogancia, soberbia, altanería, altivez |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 거만 geoman |
| 日本語 | 高慢 kōman, 傲慢 gōman |
| 中文 | 傲慢 àomàn |
| हिन्दी | अभिमान abhimān, घमंड ghamaṇḍ, हेकड़ी hekṛī, अहंकार ahaṅkār |
| Português | arrogância, soberba, altivez |
| Français | arrogance |
| Deutsch | Arroganz, Dünkel, Hochmut, Überheblichkeit |
| Italiano | arroganza |
| Ελληνικά | αλαζονεία alazoneía, υπεροψία yperopsía |
| Română | trufie, mândrie, aroganță |
| Русский | зано́счивость zanósčivostʹ, высокоме́рие vysokomérije, надме́нность nadménnostʹ, спесь spesʹ, горды́ня gordýnja, кичли́вость kičlívostʹ |
| العربية | تَكَبُّر takabbur, غُرُور ḡurūr, غَطْرَسَة ḡaṭrasa, عُنْجُهِيَّة ʕunjuhiyya |
| עברית | יְהִירוּת y'hirút |
Talk about this word "arrogance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arrogance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arrogance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arrogance "arrogance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arrogance.Cite this
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title = {arrogance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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