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supercilious

/ˌsuːpəˈsɪliəs/adjective

उच्चारण सूपसिलिअस

घमंडी, अहंकारी, नकचढ़ा

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    disapproving

    behaving towards other people as if you think you are better than they are

    घमंडी, अहंकारी, नकचढ़ा

    • a supercilious smile
    • The supercilious waiter ignored the customers' requests.
    • The shop assistant gave us a supercilious look when we asked for the cheapest one.
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    • His supercilious attitude made him unpopular with the other trainees.
    • Radhika was tired of her supercilious neighbour, who sneered at everyone's cooking.

    Synonyms arrogant haughty condescending disdainful snobbish

    Opposite humble modest unassuming respectful

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su·per·cil·i·ous

With -cil-i-ous (from Latin supercilium, eyebrow, because proud people raise their eyebrows).

-cil-i-ous के साथ (Latin supercilium, भौंह, से, क्योंकि घमंडी लोग भौंहें चढ़ाते हैं)।

?Which word?

Keep the arrogant words together: supercilious, haughty, condescending, disdainful (showing that you think somebody is not good enough), patronizing, imperious (expecting people to obey you), lordly.

घमंड के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: supercilious, haughty, condescending, disdainful (किसी को पर्याप्त अच्छा न मानने वाला), patronizing, imperious (लोगों से आज्ञा पालन की अपेक्षा करने वाला), lordly।