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arrogancear‧ro‧gance /ˈærəɡəns/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]   - "I ought to be in charge here,'' said Jack with simple arrogance.
- His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team.
- His arrogance made him virile and masculine, his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities.
- In Ionia, Pausanias' arrogance and lust for gold and women aroused widespread anger.
- Most often this behavior went by the name of arrogance, but the more discerning were likely to attribute it to insecurity.
- Such arrogance always aroused the anger of the gods.
- The arrogance of some of the has-beens in the Athletico squad is pathetic.
- The majority of the Amphitheater School District governing board reeks with corruption, arrogance, conflicts of interest and blatant stonewalling.
- There is so much hostility toward this subject-so much arrogance.
- What seemed like arrogance might be wariness.
an unreasonable feeling of pride► arrogance an unreasonable pride in your own abilities or qualities, which makes you behave rudely, as if other people were of no importance or interest: · "I ought to be in charge here," said Jack with simple arrogance.· His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team. ► conceit too much pride in your own abilities, appearance, or qualities, especially following a success which has made you behave as if you are very important: · After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit.· I got so sick of his conceit that I threw the damn trophy out. ► vanity great pride in yourself so that you are always thinking about yourself, especially about your appearance: · His life is driven by vanity. He has to drive around in the most expensive car and wear the best designer clothes.· Jo's vanity wouldn't let her walk past a mirror without looking in it. when someone behaves in a rude way because they think they are very important:  I couldn’t believe the arrogance of the man! |