WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ar•ro•gance /ˈærəgəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a manner of behaving as if one were more important than others.
ar•ro•gance
(ar′ə gəns),USA pronunciation n.
- offensive display of superiority or self-importance;
overbearing pride.
- Latin arrogantia presumption. See arrogant, -ance
- Middle French
- Middle English 1275–1325
- haughtiness, insolence, disdain.
- humility, modesty, diffidence.
'arrogance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assumption
- Buckingham
- domineer
- domineering
- haughty
- high
- hubris
- side
- superiority complex
- take down
- vaulting
- arrogance of power
- arrogant
- brag
- cake
- disdain
- drunk
- fastuous
- goat
- hate
- hauteur
- huff
- Misenus
- peg
- presumption
- take
- tolerable
- sickening
- stride
- swagger