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arrogance

/ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/noun3 syllables

Arrogance means: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors.

Synonyms for arrogance12

noun, as in overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness

also used for arrogance

bluster, cockiness, conceit, disdain, douchebaggery, egotism, grandiosity, wind

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What does arrogance mean?1

noun

1

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Arrogance in a sentence

  • In the shadow of humility, arrogance wilts faster than a rose without a stem.Miktsoanit
  • Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.shekitten
  • Your arrogance makes you think that without you, everything would go wrong.jaydenms
  • Honestly, the arrogance with which he answered really irked me.DJ_Saidez
  • Take away their arrogance, and all people are nothing but people.rul
  • Arrogance and pride, combined with wealth and rank, lead to catastrophe.DJ_Saidez
  • Arrogance is a manifestation of weakness, the secret fear hidden from rivals.DJ_Saidez
  • With this disgusting arrogance of yours, nobody could work, nor even talk, with you.Jenn

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of arrogance

as a noun

plural
arrogances