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[ ar-uh-guhns ] / ˈær ə gəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arrogance ON THESAURUS.COM
nounoffensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride. Origin of arrogance1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French <Latin arrogantia presumption. See arrogant, -ance SYNONYMS FOR arrogancehaughtiness, insolence, disdain. SEE SYNONYMS FOR arrogance ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR arrogancehumility, modesty, diffidence. SEE ANTONYMS FOR arrogance ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM arrogancenon·ar·ro·gance, nounnon·ar·ro·gan·cy, nounsu·per·ar·ro·gance, nounWords nearby arrogancearrivederci, arrivism, arrivisme, arriviste, arroba, arrogance, arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate, arrondissement, arrow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arroganceThe pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome. Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Doar agreed that this was a case about “arrogance,” but not of the 1,600 voters now disenfranchised, or of the Justice Department. Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST People who know him speak of a relaxed and charming man, remarkably free of arrogance or unpleasantness. Princess Charlene's Monaco Nightmare|Tom Sykes|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST He developed a reputation for principled independence that others sometimes saw as arrogance. From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR|John Avlon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Everything she says is wrong, and the arrogance… The Kardashians are the gift that keeps on giving. Joan Rivers: Our Last Interview|Tim Teeman|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The squire's pride was being slowly undermined, his arrogance seemed almost a contemptible thing. The Squire's Daughter|Silas K(itto) Hocking While terrified leaders passed from arrogance or thoughtlessness to dejection and confusion, the blow was being struck. Battle Studies|Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq It is the undue humility of some and the arrogance and polemical tendency of others that prevent good general conversation. Conversation|Mary Greer Conklin But Marthasa's smugness and arrogance had not deserted him once since the beginning of this leg of the trip. Cubs of the Wolf|Raymond F. Jones However, I easily saw it would all be vain, and would only fortify him in his arrogance. Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume I (of 2)|John Hill Burton
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