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高慢 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrogance noun An excessive sense of one's own importance, often shown through disrespect for others.
  • authoritarian adj Demanding strict obedience and control, at the expense of individual freedom.
  • haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
  • prideful adj Full of pride, especially in an excessive or boastful way.

Senses

高慢 is used for these senses in English:

  • arrogance The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
  • authoritarian Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
  • haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • prideful Full of pride.

authoritarian — full definition

  1. adj Demanding strict obedience and control, at the expense of individual freedom.
  2. noun A person who demands total obedience or a leader who rules with strict control.

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