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单词 overweened
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overweenedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwind/
Forms: see overween v. and -ed suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overween v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < overween v. + -ed suffix1.
Conceited, overweening; arrogant, presumptuous.
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the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [adjective]
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presumptious?a1450
cock-horse1598
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presumant1602
presumptive1609
self-assuming1647
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hubristic1831
superweening1862
assumptious1878
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hubristical1923
1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 8 Their owne ouerweend conceit.
1622 T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice viii. 107 Many..are so ouer-weened and puft vp with a conceit of their owne knowledge.
1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III i. 15 Presuming upon the strength of it [sc. his castle] and the peoples affection, but over-weaned in his opinion and hope.
1982 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 1: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) 23 Aug. SU/7111/A4/5 The horrible crimes staged by the overweened Israeli aggressors.
1999 TASS (Nexis) 10 Sept. The participants in the rally demanded to ‘stay the overweened extremists who are ready to plunge the republic into an abyss of an ethnic war’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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