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arrogant

adjectivecommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈaɹəɡənt//
  • Australia//ˈæɹəɡənt//
  • New Zealand//ˈɛɹəɡənt//
  • //ˈæɹəɡənt//
  • //ˈɛɹəɡənt//

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

    sound arrogant

    an arrogant assumption

    seem arrogant to others

    He was too arrogant to admit his mistake.

Etymology

From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.

Forms

comparative
more arrogant
superlative
most arrogant
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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