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arrogante — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrogant adj Having an inflated opinion of oneself, usually paired with contempt for others.
  • bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  • cocky adj Overly self-confident, boastful, or arrogant.
  • conceited adj Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; vain and self-important.
  • haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
  • panjandrum noun An important, powerful or influential person; muckamuck.
  • snotty adj Covered in or full of nasal mucus.

Senses

arrogante is used for these senses in English:

  • arrogant Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
  • big-headed Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities.
  • bully A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]
  • cocky Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
  • conceited Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
  • haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • panjandrum A self-important or pretentious person.
  • snotty (informal) Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.

bully — full definition

  1. noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  2. verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
  3. adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).

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