overweening
UKouvəwiːniŋ
معنی فارسی
از خود راضي خود بين مغرور اغراق آميز خود بيني عجب غرور
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ō´vǝr wēn´iŋ, ō´-/adj.
● مغرور، غره
● زیاده، فزونمند، غلو آمیز، گزافه، گزاف گرانه
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Over- (excessive) + ween (think)
مثال
- His overweening confidence often alienates others.
- The overweening politician believed he was above the law.
- She displayed an overweening sense of entitlement.
ترکیبهای رایج
Overweening pride Overweening arrogance Overweening confidence
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings “extravagant praise” “exuberant compliments” “overweening ambition” “overweening greed”
- presumptuously arrogant “had a witty but overweening manner” “no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet” “getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times”
مترادفها
adjective
Conceited, haughty, proud, arrogant, opinionated, egotistical, consequential, supercilious, vain, vain glorious, puffed up.