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arrogance Definition

ar·ro·gance (arə gəns, er-)

noun

the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance

arrogance Synonyms

arrogance

n.

pride, self-importance, presumption, hauteur (French), disdain, hubris, swagger, pomposity, contemptuousness, reserve, overbearingness, domineeringness, insolence, priggishness, smugness, vanity, overconfidence, air of superiority, braggadocio, superciliousness, audacity, haughtiness, aloofness, display, ostentation, vainglory, vaingloriousness, egotism, ego, conceit, self-love, airs, pretension, pretense, snobbishness, patronization, nerve*, high-and-mightiness*, cheek*, stiff neck*, snootiness*, uppityness*, high horse*.

Antonyms modesty*, humility, shyness.

arrogance Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • elite: Blair invades Poland The arrogance of the elites should never be underestimated.
  • youth: With all the arrogance of youth, I of course said 'yes ' .
  • academic: The arrogance of academics pontificating about rural affairs - are they letting us down?
  • power: In the arrogance of power, they see no need to explain anything, or seek consent.
  • man: Which brings me onto the arrogance of the man.
  • government: It exposes the arrogance of a Government who will not let the people have their say.

Possessives

  • man: The problem is more man's arrogance in thinking we can confine the universe to laws.

Converse of object

  • demonstrate: We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior.
  • show: The 4 Marys withdraw as Darnley joins Mary, walks down the center, he showing arrogance, she displeasure.
  • display: The arrogance displayed by the council in ignoring public opinion has also been incredible.
  • have: He also has the arrogance to ask what planet these residents inhabit.
  • perceive: But al-Qaeda is growing in support as a result of the ' War on Terror ' and a perceived American ignorant arrogance.
  • see: I saw the arrogance of the British colonialists, and how the culture of the Asians allowed colonial dominance.

Adjective modifier

  • breathtaking: Only a Prime Minister of breathtaking arrogance could have learned nothing from what has happened.
  • unbelievable: That we assume we were made in God's image suggests unbelievable arrogance on our part.
  • youthful: I thought, probably with youthful arrogance, that I could improve on that.
  • imperial: President George W. ] Bush's imperial arrogance has declared.
  • sheer: The sheer arrogance of the Labor Party knows no bounds.
  • supreme: He will, with supreme arrogance, be attempting to dethrone God in his life.

Preposition: on

  • part: For Lemert this view of society is made worse by an associated arrogance on the part of sociologists who hold such a view.
arrogance Quotes

La Ame¤  rica Latina debe lo que es al europeo blanco y no va a renegar de e¤  l†Sin embargo, aceptamos los ideales superiores del blanco, pero no su arrogancia. Latin America owes its being to the European, and should not deny it†but, while accepting the white man's superior ideals, we do not accept his arrogance.

—Vasconcelos,Jose¤

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence.When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

—Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)

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