Words / B2

AR-uh-g-uh-nt/ˈærəɡənt/

Arrogant means behaving as if you are superior: an arrogant tone; arrogant to assume. Confident is positive; proud can go either way. Humble is an opposite. Panels dislike arrogant statements without evidence. Do not call a clear argument arrogant only because it is firm.

Meaning

Behaving as if you are more important or more right than other people.

Examples

• “The panel found the statement arrogant and short of evidence.”
• “It is arrogant to assume every reader knows the acronym.”

Good to know

an arrogant claim / tone. Positive twin: confident. Opposite: humble. Pattern: arrogant to + verb. Interviews and orals. Not the same as assertive.

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