arrogance
/ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/
arrogance noun: the state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
Noun
arrogance (usually uncountable, plural arrogances)
- The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
- Synonyms:
- bluster, cockiness, conceit, disdain, douchebaggery, egotism, grandiosity, haughtiness, hauteur, wind
- Antonyms:
- servility
arrogance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
arrogance in Hindi
- act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner
- अभिमान abhimān, घमंड ghamaṇḍ, हेकड़ी hekṛī, अहंकार ahaṅkār
arrogance in Tamil
- ஆணவம், செருக்கு, இறுமாப்பு, அகந்தை, திமிர், தெனாவெட்டு
arrogance in Marathi
- act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner
- अहंकार ahaṅkār, उद्धटपणा uddhaṭapṇā, माज māj̈
arrogance in Urdu
- act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner
- اَبِھمان abhimān, گَھمَنْڈ ghamanḍ, تَکَبُّر takabbur, غُرُور ġurūr, نَخوَت naxwat
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- arrogance in Bengali
- অহংকার, ঔদ্ধত্য
- arrogance in Telugu
- అతిశయము atiśayamu
- arrogance in Malayalam
- അഹങ്കാരം ahaṅkāraṁ
- arrogance in Kannada
- ಅಹಂಕಾರ ahaṅkāra, ಕೊಬ್ಬು kobbu
- arrogance in Punjabi
- آکڑ ākaṛ, ਆਕੜ ākaṛ, ਹਉਮੈਂ haumaĩ, مان māṇ
- arrogance in Odia
- ଉନ୍ନତି unnati
- arrogance in Sanskrit
- स्तम्भ stambha
- arrogance in Arabic
- تَكَبُّر takabbur, غُرُور ḡurūr, غَطْرَسَة ḡaṭrasa, عُنْجُهِيَّة ʕunjuhiyya
Examples of arrogance in a sentence
- Now, I'm a grey-haired git with a sense of arrogance born of surviving this long in RAIL.
- “This is a truly shameful vignette of almost superhuman undergraduate arrogance, toffishness and twittishness,” admits Johnson.
- That’s because many employers fear that “along with overqualification comes arrogance,” he said.
Synonyms of arrogance
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Antonyms
Forms of arrogance
| plural | arrogances |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | arrogaunce |
Origin of arrogance
From Middle English arrogaunce, from Middle French arrogance, from Latin arrogantia.
Questions about arrogance
- What does arrogance mean?
- Arrogance means the state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
- What is arrogance in Hindi?
- Arrogance in Hindi is अभिमान (abhimān), घमंड (ghamaṇḍ), हेकड़ी (hekṛī). See Arrogance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is arrogance?
- Arrogance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce arrogance?
- Arrogance is pronounced /ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/.
- What is the plural of arrogance?
- The plural of arrogance is arrogances.
Words near arrogance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: arrogance (page history and authors); arrogance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); arrogance (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అతిశయము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ಅಹಂಕಾರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); آکڑ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଉନ୍ନତି (Odia) (page history and authors); स्तम्भ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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