deignverb
uk/deɪn/us/deɪn/disapprovingdeign to do sth
to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it:
If she deigns to reply to my letter, I'll be extremely surprised.
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- hifalutin
- overbearing
- preen
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- self-importance
- snotty
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Unwilling and reluctant