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arrogance

[ ar-uh-guhns ]

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·۴·Գ noun
  • ԴDz·۴·· noun
  • p·۴·Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrogance1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin arrogantia ‼ܳپDz”; arrogant, -ance
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Speaking to Nerys, she said, "in your arrogance have stopped me being able to fully grieve for my daughter".

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Still, Adams understood the comedic potential in the arrogance of privilege.

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A judge sanctioned state corrections officials for intentionally destroying evidence in that suit, writing that he “will not turn a blind eye to the Defendants’ blatant arrogance and flippant response to their legal obligations.”

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Stuckey has repeatedly argued that women cannot be pastors and that it's "arrogance" for women to believe otherwise.

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It “reflects a kind of arrogance about the reliability of our system,” Bryan Stevenson told me.

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