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arrogance

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ar⋅ro⋅gance

  [ar-uh-guhns]
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–noun
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
Also, ar⋅ro⋅gan⋅cy.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME < MF < L arrogantia presumption. See arrogant, -ance

Synonyms:
haughtiness, insolence, disdain.

Antonyms:
humility, modesty, diffidence.
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ar·ro·gance   (ār'ə-gəns)   
n.  The state or quality of being arrogant; overbearing pride.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

arrogance 
1303, from O.Fr. arrogance (12c.), from L. arrogantia, from arrogantem (nom. arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," prp. of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad- "to" + rogare "ask, propose" (see rogation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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