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anmaßend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • entitled adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
  • highfalutin adj Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • 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 Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
  • presumptuous adj Overconfident or arrogant in a way that overstepss what is appropriate or one's actual authority.
  • 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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