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" There is something so biologically implausible that your attitude is going to cure a disease. There's a tremendous arrogance to imagine that your mind is all that powerful."
Marcia Angell

Meaning of "arrogance" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ARROGANCE

ˈærəɡəns


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARROGANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arrogance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARROGANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arrogance

Arrogance or arrogant may refer to: ▪ Arrogance, an American rock band active since the 1970s ▪ "Arrogance", a song by Prince from the Love Symbol Album ▪ Arrogant...

Definition of arrogance in the English dictionary

The definition of arrogance in the dictionary is an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceit; overbearingly pride.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARROGANCE

appearance · assistance · audience · balance · compliance · conference · confidence · difference · distance · elegance · evidence · experience · extravagance · imbalance · importance · inelegance · influence · insurance · Lawrence · license

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARROGANCE

arroba · arrogancy · arrogant · arrogantly · arrogate · arrogation · arrogative · arrogator · arrondissement · arrow · arrowed · arrowgrass · arrowhead · arrowless · arrowlike · arrowroot · arrows · arrowwood · arrowworm · arrowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARROGANCE

acceptance · accordance · advance · alliance · assurance · chance · clearance · dance · enhance · entrance · finance · France · guidance · in advance · instance · on the chance · performance · relevance · romance · stand a chance

Synonyms and antonyms of arrogance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARROGANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «arrogance» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «arrogance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARROGANCE

Find out the translation of arrogance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of arrogance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arrogance» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

傲慢
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

arrogancia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

arrogance
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अहंकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغطرسة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

высокомерие
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

arrogância
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দাম্ভিকতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

arrogance
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Keangkuhan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Arroganz
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

傲慢
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

오만
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Arrogance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiêu căng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அகந்தையின்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अहंकार
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kibir
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

arroganza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

arogancja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

зарозумілість
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

aroganță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλαζονεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arrogansie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arrogans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arroganse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arrogance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARROGANCE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of arrogance
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arrogance

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10 QUOTES WITH «ARROGANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word arrogance.
1
Marcia Angell
There is something so biologically implausible that your attitude is going to cure a disease. There's a tremendous arrogance to imagine that your mind is all that powerful.
2
Billie Joe Armstrong
What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.
3
Simon Baker
The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.
4
Dan Benishek
Enough is enough. Enough of the waste. Enough of the spending. Enough of the debt. Enough of the arrogance in Washington, D.C.
5
Cyrano de Bergerac
The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages.
6
Joe Biden
This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
7
Alain de Botton
The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives me nuts. I can't accept that.
8
Catherine Drinker Bowen
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
9
Rory Bremner
When I first met Tony Blair in 1996, he was open and idealistic, keen to bring a breath of fresh air to government. But something happened - was it just the arrogance of power? - that narrowed Labour's vision from purposeful reform and investment, to peevish and petulant pragmatism.
10
William F. Buckley, Jr.
It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARROGANCE»

Discover the use of arrogance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arrogance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arrogance and Accords: the inside story of the Honda scandal
The book examines how the corruption adversely affected Honda's sales efforts, from how they marketed automobiles to the establishment of the Acura luxury car division.
Steve Lynch, American Honda Motor Company, 1997
2
Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite
Former CBS News correspondent Goldberg cites example after example of what he identifies as distorted reporting and asserts that these examples prove the pervasiveness of a liberal bias in the mainstream media.
Bernard Goldberg, 2003
3
THE END OF ARROGANCE
The End of Arrogance makes a strong case for the end of the hegemony of American ideas in the foreign-policy sphere, examines what a more complex and diverse set of influences could create in terms of a future world order, and offers some ...
Steven Weber, Bruce W Jentleson, 2011
4
Arrogance:
Jake is a sadist who prides himself on breaking the toughest submissives.
A. A. Bailey, 2014
5
The Arrogance of Power
Senator J. William Fulbright discusses the arrogance of power. From the Trade Paperback edition.
J. William Fulbright, 2011
6
The Arrogance of Humanism
Attacks nothing less than the currently prevailing world philosophy--humanism, which the author feels is exceedingly dangerous in its hidden assumptions.
David W. Ehrenfeld, 1981
7
City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11
The dust that was the World Trade Center has changed everything it touched. This is the story of that dust, the 9/11 disaster after the disaster, and what it tells us about ourselves and our future.
Anthony DePalma, 2010
8
Focus: Arrogance and Greed, America's Cancer
Every expert in journalism and politics has jumped into the arena of thought with a multitude of books on their opinions The Book FOCUS' is a look at Arrogance and Greed as an American cancer, it applies analytical engineering skills to ...
Jim Gray, 2012
9
L'arrogance de la Jeunesse - the Swagger of Youth: A ...
The fascination for poetry, along with classical music and liturgy, began at an early age. In this collection of verse and prose-poems, themes range from childhood recollections to contemporary issues to the whimsical.
William Howard Kazarian, 2012
10
Egos and Arrogance
She fears for her business and the welfare of her seven employees. "Egos and Arrogance" tells Leslie's story as she struggles to get out from underneath the exploitation of a huge and powerful corporation.
Iris Reichart, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARROGANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arrogance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Charges show governor's arrogance
Many have stated that these charges appear to be born out of arrogance, but there is more to tell about this whole situation. If these charges are ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Malawi ruling party DPP will one day regret its arrogance
Malawi DPP burning Vehicle The Democratic Progressive Party is a collection of interesting people. An arrogant lot if I have to be frank. «The Maravi Post, Jul 15»
3
Minister's fury at 'arrogance' of Clerys' owners
Business and Employment Minister Ged Nash has described as "breathtakingly arrogant" attempts by the new owners of Clerys to "dictate" the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Kamlepo says Mutharika must resign as Malawi President: Goodall …
Finance Minister Gondwe dejected accusations of executive arrogance. “This question of being arrogant should not arise,” he said. Gondwe ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
5
The imperial arrogance of the EPA
You certainly couldn't tell by its title, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, or from any of the text, but a bill co-sponsored by Sens. «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Commentary: New phone hacking scandal exposes US hypocrisy …
... that has been wiretapped by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), exposing again the U.S. hypocrisy and arrogance on cyber security. «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
7
Hadi's arrogance vs Nik Aziz's humility will LOSE KELANTAN for Pas
PAS' stronghold of Kelantan has stood like a bulwark against the relentless siege of time and Umno politics, faithfully delivering a mandate to ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
VVIP Arrogance: DMK's Stalin Slaps Man In Metro While Rijju Makes …
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely, the British historian Lord Acton had once remarked. Looking at the tantrums of ... «Focus News, Jul 15»
9
Mantashe: Displays of Wealth, Arrogance Dogging Zuma ANC
News24|Crass displays of wealth and arrogance are among the problems facing the ruling alliance, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe ... «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
10
Police arrogance continues! Police incompetence prevails!
If he fails to do so, he is sending the wrong message to one and all and would be confirming that indeed arrogance and ignorance still prevails ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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