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arrogance

[ ar-uh-guhns ]
/ ˈær ə gəns /
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noun
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
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Also arĀ·roĀ·ganĀ·cy .

Origin of arrogance

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

OTHER WORDS FROM arrogance

nonĀ·arĀ·roĀ·gance, nounnonĀ·arĀ·roĀ·ganĀ·cy, nounsuĀ·perĀ·arĀ·roĀ·gance, noun
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