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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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈDzԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ۴·Գ· adverb
  • p·۴·Գ adjective
  • super·۴·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·۴·Գ adjective
  • un·۴·Գ· adverb
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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"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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Speaking on Sky Italia, the former Juventus, AC Milan and England coach said Guardiola was "way too arrogant and presumptuous" because he wanted to prove City were winning matches through his tactics.

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This is so arrogant or narcissistic, but I'm so focused on what I'm wearing because it's my job, and therefore people will have an opinion on what I'm wearing.

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