Arrogance - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈærəɡəns|  American pronunciation of the word arrogance
Brit.  |ˈærəɡ(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word arrogance

noun

- overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors (syn: haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness)

Extra examples

Her arrogance has earned her a lot of enemies.

We were shocked by the arrogance of his comments.

He had the arrogance to ask for more money.

I couldn't believe the arrogance of the man!

Faith without doubt leads to moral arrogance, the eternal pratfall of the religiously convinced.

They were shocked and angered by the company's arrogance.

The group expressed its anger over the company's arrogance.

...a futile war that is now regarded as the exemplification of national naïveté and arrogance...

I was infuriated by his arrogance.

I can't take any more of her insufferable arrogance.

...the insupportable arrogance of that jerk is more than anyone should have to bear...

It's his arrogance that really irritates me.

Their CEO has an arrogance that borders on megalomania.

...a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude...

Arrogance is, at once, what an athlete most needs and what fans least want to see.

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