conceitnoun
uk/kənˈsiːt/us/kənˈsiːt/conceit noun (PRIDE)
[ U ] the state of being too proud of yourself and your actions:
The conceit of that man is incredible!
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Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting
- arrogant
- baleful
- be cold comfort idiom
- condescend
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egocentric
- egoism
- egomania
- imperious
- lofty
- narcissism
- officious
- poignant
- pompous
- unmentionable
- upsetting
- vanity
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conceit noun (COMPARISON)
[ C ] literary a clever or surprising comparison, especially in a poem
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- lit
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
- stylistics
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