Complete Definition of "arrogance"

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English
Etymology
From OF. #French|arrogance.

Noun
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  1. The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption. Closely related to the act of arrogating.

Translations

Albanian: arrogancë
Czech: domýšlivost f
Finnish: ylimielisyys, pöyhkeys, koppavuus,röyhkeus
German: Arroganz f
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר�ת|yehirút f, he-translation|עתק|a`tak m rhet.
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Malayalam: �ഹ���ാര� (ahangkaaram)
Portuguese: arrogância f
Scottish Gaelic: uaill f, àrdan m, ladarnas m, dànadas m, sodal m
Spanish: arrogancia f
Turkish: kibir


French
Etymology
From L. arrogantia.

Noun
arrogance f
##English|Arrogance

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