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présomptueux — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • entitled adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
  • overconfident adj Excessively sure of oneself, often to the point of being careless or arrogant.
  • presumptuous adj Overconfident or arrogant in a way that overstepss what is appropriate or one's actual authority.

Senses

présomptueux is used for these senses in English:

  • overconfident Too confident.
  • overconfident Presumptuous, cocksure, rude and disrespectful.
  • presumptuous Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.
  • self-important Having, or behaving as if having, too high of an opinion of one's own importance.

entitled — full definition

  1. adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
  2. adjective Having a legal or moral right to something.
  3. adjective Believing, often wrongly, that you deserve special treatment.

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