C1 noun محايد

arrogant

/ˈær.ə.ɡənt/

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities, often accompanied by a lack of respect for others. It describes someone who acts superior and dismisses the opinions or feelings of those they deem beneath them.

أمثلة

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1

I found him a bit arrogant when he kept interrupting everyone at the party.

I found him a bit arrogant when he kept interrupting everyone at the party.

2

The committee criticized the CEO's arrogant dismissal of environmental concerns.

The committee criticized the CEO's arrogant dismissal of environmental concerns.

3

Stop being so arrogant; you aren't the only one who knows how to fix a car.

Stop being so arrogant; you aren't the only one who knows how to fix a car.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
arrogance
ظرف
arrogantly
صفة
arrogant
مرتبط
arrogancy
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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of an 'Arrogant' person as someone who thinks they are like an 'Arrow'—always pointing upward and looking down on everyone else.

اختبار سريع

Despite his brilliance, his ______ behavior made him very unpopular among his colleagues.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: arrogant

أمثلة

1

I found him a bit arrogant when he kept interrupting everyone at the party.

everyday

I found him a bit arrogant when he kept interrupting everyone at the party.

2

The committee criticized the CEO's arrogant dismissal of environmental concerns.

formal

The committee criticized the CEO's arrogant dismissal of environmental concerns.

3

Stop being so arrogant; you aren't the only one who knows how to fix a car.

informal

Stop being so arrogant; you aren't the only one who knows how to fix a car.

4

Historians argue that such an arrogant foreign policy eventually led to the empire's isolation.

academic

Historians argue that such an arrogant foreign policy eventually led to the empire's isolation.

5

His arrogant stance during the negotiation made it impossible to reach a consensus.

business

His arrogant stance during the negotiation made it impossible to reach a consensus.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
arrogance
ظرف
arrogantly
صفة
arrogant
مرتبط
arrogancy

تلازمات شائعة

arrogant attitude arrogant attitude
dismissively arrogant dismissively arrogant
arrogant tone of voice arrogant tone of voice
becoming increasingly arrogant becoming increasingly arrogant
arrogant display of power arrogant display of power

العبارات الشائعة

arrogant as a peacock

arrogant as a peacock

blinded by arrogance

blinded by arrogance

an arrogant streak

an arrogant streak

يُخلط عادةً مع

arrogant vs confident

Confidence is a positive belief in one's abilities, whereas arrogance involves a sense of superiority and looking down on others.

arrogant vs proud

Pride can be a positive feeling of satisfaction in an achievement, while arrogance is always seen as a negative character flaw.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

The word is almost always used pejoratively to describe someone's personality or behavior. It is often paired with verbs like 'to be', 'to seem', or 'to become'.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often confuse the adjective 'arrogant' with the noun 'arrogance', saying things like 'He has a lot of arrogant' instead of 'He has a lot of arrogance'.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of an 'Arrogant' person as someone who thinks they are like an 'Arrow'—always pointing upward and looking down on everyone else.

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أصل الكلمة

From the Latin 'arrogantem', meaning 'claiming for oneself,' from 'ad-' (to) and 'rogare' (to ask).

أنماط نحوية

Used as a predicative adjective (e.g., He is arrogant). Used as an attributive adjective (e.g., The arrogant man). Often followed by the preposition 'towards' or 'to' (e.g., He was arrogant towards his staff).
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السياق الثقافي

In many Western cultures, arrogance is viewed as a significant social flaw, sharply contrasted with the valued trait of humility.

اختبار سريع

Despite his brilliance, his ______ behavior made him very unpopular among his colleagues.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: arrogant

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undertrudless

C1

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C1

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prehabment

C1

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anteregess

C1

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inclarive

C1

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