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überheblich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
  • lofty adj Very tall or high.
  • overbearing adj Excessively controlling, bossy, or forceful in manner.
  • overconfident adj Excessively sure of oneself, often to the point of being careless or arrogant.
  • overweening adj Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
  • presumptuous adj Overconfident or arrogant in a way that overstepss what is appropriate or one's actual authority.
  • smug adjective Overly pleased with oneself, in a way that others find annoying.
  • stout adj Solidly built; somewhat fat.

Senses

überheblich is used for these senses in English:

  • haughtily In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.
  • haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • hubristic Of, or relating to hubris; overly arrogant.
  • lofty Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
  • overbearing Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
  • overconfident Too confident.
  • overweening Unduly confident; arrogant.
  • presumptuous Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.

lofty — full definition

  1. adj Very tall or high.
  2. adj Noble or idealistic, sometimes to the point of being unrealistic.
  3. adj Haughty or arrogant.

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