overweening
/ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण ओववीनिंग
अहंकारी, घमंडी
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[only before noun] formal
showing too much confidence or pride
अहंकारी, घमंडी
- overweening ambition
- His overweening pride made him ignore the advice of his seniors.
- The overweening manager ignored every suggestion from his junior colleagues.
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- Radhika was tired of his overweening self-confidence in every discussion.
- The film shows how overweening arrogance can destroy a powerful family.
Synonyms arrogant conceited haughty presumptuous overconfident
Opposite modest humble diffident unassuming
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
o·ver·ween·ing
With -ween- (from an old verb ween, to think).
-ween- के साथ (पुराने verb ween, सोचना, से)।
?Which word?
Keep the too-proud words together: overweening, arrogant, conceited (too proud of yourself), hubristic (with excessive pride that leads to failure), vainglorious, supercilious.
अत्यधिक घमंड के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: overweening, arrogant, conceited (स्वयं पर अत्यधिक गर्व), hubristic (विफलता की ओर ले जाने वाले अत्यधिक घमंड वाला), vainglorious, supercilious।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Overweening ambition, overweening pride, overweening arrogance.
Collocations: overweening ambition (हद से ज़्यादा महत्वाकांक्षा), overweening pride (अत्यधिक घमंड), overweening arrogance (सीमा से बाहर अहंकार)। Overweening हमेशा नकारात्मक अर्थ में आता है।