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arrogant

[ ar-uh-guhnt ]

adjective

  1. making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud:

    an arrogant public official.

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  2. characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement:

    arrogant claims.

    Antonyms: ,



arrogant

/ ˈæəɡəԳ /

adjective

  1. having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceited; overbearingly proud

    an arrogant teacher

    an arrogant assumption

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈDzԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ۴·Գ· adverb
  • p·۴·Գ adjective
  • super·۴·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·۴·Գ adjective
  • un·۴·Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrogant1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin arrogant-, stem of DzԲ ) “presuming,” present participle of Dz; arrogate, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrogant1

C14: from Latin Dz to claim as one's own; see arrogate
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Synonym Study

See proud.
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Example Sentences

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It’s funny that we could ever be so arrogant to think otherwise.

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“But his administration is the most sloppy, unprofessional, arrogant and stupid group of people ever assembled in government.”

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"It's arrogant to say you don't want to be popular, that you don't want approval ratings," said Shin, labelling this Yoon's "biggest mistake".

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"I don't say golden in arrogant way; but everything has fragmented now and the way children consume entertainment has changed forever. There will never be another era like it again."

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It's an audio format, so the listener gets to hear his father talk about all this, and what's striking is how gratingly arrogant his dad is.

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