Term: arrogance
arrogance (noun): an unpleasantly proud manner or belief that you are better, more important, or more talented than other people.
synonyms: self-importance, vanity.
pronunciation: /ˈærəɡəns/
translation: arogance, augstprātība
example: His arrogance made it difficult for him to accept advice from his colleagues, even when they were clearly more experienced.
other words from this root: arrogant (adjective), arrogantly (adverb).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
arrogance (noun)an attitude of superiority manifested in an manner or in claims or assumptions - overbearing presumptuous
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
arrogance (noun)an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
SYNONYMS:
assumption, bumptiousness, consequence, haughtiness, hauteur, high horse, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, masterfulness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense ( pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, self-consequence, self-importance, superciliousness, superiority, toploftinessRELATED WORDS:
authoritativeness, bossiness, bowwow, brag, dominance, high-handedness; condescension, disdain, scorn; chest-thumping, inflation, self-assertion, side [], snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism, snootiness; attitude, cheek, cheekiness, impertinence, impudence, sauciness; boastfulness, bombast, braggadocio, bravado, strut, swagger, triumphalism, vaingloriousness, vainglory; cockiness, complacence, conceit, egoism, egotism, pride, pridefulness, self-assumption, self-centeredness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-content, self-contentment, self-opinion, self-partiality, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vanity; superiority complexNEAR ANTONYMS:
bashfulness, demureness, retiringness, shyness; diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt, timidity, timidness; lowliness, meekness, mousiness, passiveness, passivity, submissiveness; quietness, reserve, reservedness