#overweening

[harris-collins]

Jan 2: Overweening

adj:

arrogant, presumptuous

immoderate, exaggerated

"Dipper disliked it when Bill was having a particular overweening day, it made co-operation particularly difficult"

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Word of the Day: Overweening

Overweening (oh-ver-wee-ning)

Adjective

1. presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud

2. exaggerated, excessive, or arrogant

[112testing]

Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill scoured by a whiff of arrogance.

Alistair Cooke

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Word of the Day

overweening \oh-ver-WEE-ning\ adjective 1 : arrogant, presumptuous 2 : immoderate, exaggerated

Example: With her overweening ego, the actress expected to be recognized and flattered by everyone she met.

“The overweening conceit which the greater part of men have of their own abilities is an ancient evil remarked by the philosophers and moralists of all ages.” So wrote Adam Smith in his The Wealth of Nations. But while overweening conceit might be an age-old evil, the word overweening has only been part of English since the 14th century. It developed from the Middle English overwening, the present participle of the verb overwenen, which meant “to be arrogant.” That term derived in turn from wenen, which meant “to think” or “to imagine.” Today, the adjective overweening is the most widely used of the wenen descendants, but historical texts also occasionally include overween, a term for thinking too highly of your own opinion.

[5wordsaday]

overweening (adj.)

presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

[english-tibetan-dictionary]

overweening

nga rgyal las kyang nga rgyal - {bdag bas lhag pa las kyang bdag lhag go snyam pa} overbearing / extreme / exceeding pride, pride greater than pride, pride from thinking one is superior to one's superiors, one of the {nga rgyal drug} six types of pride. overweening pride [RY]

nga rgyal las kyang nga rgyal - overweening pride [RB]

lhag pa'i nga rgyal - overweening pride, excessive pride; pride of superiority, one of the {nga rgyal drug} six types of pride; [RY]

lhag pa'i nga rgyal - overweening/ excessive pride, pride of superiority [R] [IW]

lhag pa'i nga rgyal - overweening conceit, excessive pride [RY]