anmaßend — meaning in English

English meaning

• entitled adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
• highfalutin adj Behaving as if you are more important than you really are; pompous.
• insolent adjective Rude and disrespectful, especially in a bold or arrogant way, particularly toward authority.
• 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 Far too sure of yourself, and sometimes rude with it.
• presumptuous adj Overconfident or arrogant in a way that overstepss what is appropriate or one's actual authority.
• supercilious adjective Behaving as though other people are inferior, in a haughty and dismissive way.
• surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.

Senses

anmaßend is used for these senses in English:

• bumptious (UK) Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
• highfalutin (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
• hubristic Of, or relating to hubris; overly arrogant.
• ill-mannered Having bad manners; impolite.
• insolent Rude.
• lordly Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
• overbearing Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
• overconfident Too confident.

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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