arrogance

Also ar·ro·gan·cy

[ar-uh-guhns]

noun

1. offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.

   Synonyms: disdain, insolence, haughtiness
   Antonyms: diffidence, modesty, humility

Other Word Forms

• nonarrogance noun
• nonarrogancy noun
• superarrogance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrogance¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin arrogantia “presumption”; arrogant, -ance

Example Sentences

He called his defence "a manifesto... for all those who feel that the arrogance of power, corruption and lies has no place in the country where our children will grow up".

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"I think that youth and arrogance is a heady mixture," Pellow said.

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Here, there’s only a poignantly egoless transparency, exposing the lyricist’s personal flaws — his drunkenness, his arrogance — while capturing the fragile soulfulness that made those Rodgers and Hart tunes sing.

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I had presumed that the French sommelier’s response was based on arrogance.

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For years I considered leaf blowers the soundtrack of suburban arrogance—loud, obnoxiously polluting, proof someone thought their driveway mattered more than the planet.

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Related Words

• aloofness 
• chutzpah 
• disdain 
• ego 
• egotism 
• hubris 
• pretension 
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• vanity