Thesaurus: arrogance

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1. n. 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.
2. n. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
3. 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. I hate not you for her proud arrogance. Shak. Syn. -- Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness; presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit; conceitedness. See Haughtiness.
4. The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in anoverbearing manner; that species of pride which consists inexorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or whichexalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree;proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption;presumption.I hate not you for her proud arrogance. Shak.
5. n:100 n. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors