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- DictionaryAr·ro·gant/ˈerəɡənt/
adjective
- 1. having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities: "he's arrogant and opinionated"
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official. Synonyms: brazen, imperious, haughty, presumptuous. Antonyms: meek. characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement: arrogant claims.
The meaning of ARROGANCE is an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions. How to use arrogance in a sentence.
Definitions of arrogant. adjective. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride. “an arrogant official” “ arrogant claims” synonyms: chesty, self-important. proud. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride. Pronunciation. US. /ˈɛrəgənt/ UK.
Definition of arrogant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride. Synonyms: haughtiness, disdain, insolence. Antonyms: diffidence, modesty, humility. Discover More. Other Words From. non·ar ro·gance noun. non·ar ro·gan·cy noun. su per·ar ro·gance noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of arrogance 1.
adj. 1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. 2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. [Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French, from Latin arrogāns, arrogant-, present participle of arrogāre, to arrogate; see arrogate .]
us / ˈer.ə.ɡ ə ns / uk / ˈær.ə.ɡ ə ns / Add to word list. the quality of being unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people: He has a self-confidence that is sometimes seen as arrogance. See. arrogant. Fewer examples. I was amazed by the breathtaking arrogance of the man!
