ARROGANCE

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness

(noun) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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

• See also arrogance.

Antonyms

• servility

Source: Wiktionary

Ar"ro*gance, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See Arrogant.]

Definition: The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption. I hate not you for her proud arrogance. Shak.

Syn.

– Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness; presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit; conceitedness. See Haughtiness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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