arrogance

[ar-uh-guhns]

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noun

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

Also ar·ro·gan·cy.

Origin of arrogance

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Latin arrogantia presumption. See arrogant, -ance

Related formsnon·ar·ro·gance, nounnon·ar·ro·gan·cy, nounsu·per·ar·ro·gance, noun

Synonyms

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haughtiness, insolence, disdain.

Antonyms

humility, modesty, diffidence.

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Contemporary Examples

The pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 23, 2014
Doar agreed that this was a case about “arrogance,” but not of the 1,600 voters now disenfranchised, or of the Justice Department.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era
Gary May
November 15, 2014
People who know him speak of a relaxed and charming man, remarkably free of arrogance or unpleasantness.
Princess Charlene's Monaco Nightmare
Tom Sykes
September 15, 2014
He developed a reputation for principled independence that others sometimes saw as arrogance.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR
John Avlon
September 9, 2014
Everything she says is wrong, and the arrogance… The Kardashians are the gift that keeps on giving.
Joan Rivers: Our Last Interview
Tim Teeman
September 4, 2014

Historical Examples

In the arrogance of his heart he said, "I can defy the future."
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
"Come on over to the hammock," he commanded, with all the arrogance of a lover.
Good Indian
B. M. Bower
Also they are of a social, gracious disposition, equally free from cowardice and arrogance.
The Republic
Plato
And there was a world of arrogance in the way he said, “I own the land.”
The Night Riders
Ridgwell Cullum
Far, indeed, from it, I found no arrogance or coldness in her.
Bardelys the Magnificent
Rafael Sabatini

Word Origin and History for arrogance

n.

c.1300, from Old French arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia, from arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + rogare "ask, propose" (see rogation).

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Examples from the Web for arrogance

Contemporary Examples

The pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.

Doar agreed that this was a case about “arrogance,” but not of the 1,600 voters now disenfranchised, or of the Justice Department.

People who know him speak of a relaxed and charming man, remarkably free of arrogance or unpleasantness.

He developed a reputation for principled independence that others sometimes saw as arrogance.

Everything she says is wrong, and the arrogance… The Kardashians are the gift that keeps on giving.

Historical Examples

In the arrogance of his heart he said, "I can defy the future."

"Come on over to the hammock," he commanded, with all the arrogance of a lover.

Also they are of a social, gracious disposition, equally free from cowardice and arrogance.

And there was a world of arrogance in the way he said, “I own the land.”

Far, indeed, from it, I found no arrogance or coldness in her.

Word Origin and History for arrogance

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Origin of arrogance