Superciliousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌuːpɚsˈɪliəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌuːpəsˈɪliəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌuːpəsˈɪliəsnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /sˌuːpɚsˈɪliəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disdainfulness condescension

Word Forms

supercilious	adjective	expressive of contempt
disdainful	adjective	having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlegenheit

die Eigenschaft, Arroganz zu zeigen, indem man diejenigen bevormundet, die als minderwertig gelten

🇫🇷French

arrogance

le trait de faire preuve d'arrogance en condescendant ceux considérés comme inférieurs

🇪🇸Spanish

arrogancia

el rasgo de mostrar arrogancia al tratar con condescendencia a aquellos considerados inferiores

🇮🇹Italian

arroganza

il tratto di mostrare arroganza trattando con condiscendenza coloro che sono considerati inferiori

🇳🇱Dutch

hooghartigheid

de eigenschap van het tonen van arrogantie door degenen die als minderwaardig worden beschouwd te betuttelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrogância

a característica de demonstrar arrogância ao tratar com condescendência aqueles considerados inferiores

🇷🇺Russian

высокомерие

черта проявления высокомерия путем покровительства тем, кого считают низшими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिशयोक्ति

हीन समझे जाने वाले लोगों को संरक्षण देकर अहंकार प्रदर्शित करने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিপ্রিয়তা

যারা নিকৃষ্ট বলে বিবেচিত তাদের পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা করে অহংকার প্রদর্শনের বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகையான தன்மை

தாழ்ந்தவர்களாகக் கருதப்படுபவர்களுக்கு ஆதரவளிப்பதன் மூலம் ஆணவத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అతీతత్వం

హీనంగా భావించే వారిని ఆదరించడం ద్వారా అహంకారాన్ని ప్రదర్శించే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिउत्साहीपणा

निकृष्ट समजल्या जाणाऱ्यांना संरक्षण देऊन अहंकार दाखवण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશયતા

હલકી કક્ષાના ગણાતા લોકોનું સમર્થન કરીને ઘમંડ દર્શાવવાનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ

ಕೀಳು ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವವರನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ದುರಹಂಕಾರವನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിസൂക്ഷ്മത

താഴ്ന്നവരായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നവരെ സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ അഹങ്കാരം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਹਿਮ

ਘਟੀਆ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਹੰਕਾਰ ਦਿਖਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلیظ پن

کمتر سمجھے جانے والوں کی سرپرستی کرکے تکبر کا مظاہرہ کرنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

目空一切

通过居高临下地表现出傲慢的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

傲慢さ

劣っていると思われる人々をひいきにすることで傲慢さを示す特性

🇰🇷Korean

오만함

열등하다고 생각되는 사람들을 애용함으로써 오만함을 나타내는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kiêu ngạo

đặc điểm thể hiện sự kiêu ngạo bằng cách bảo trợ những người được coi là thấp kém

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหนือชั้น

ลักษณะการแสดงความเย่อหยิ่งโดยการอุปถัมภ์ผู้ที่ถือว่าต่ำต้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecongkakan

sifat menunjukkan kesombongan dengan merendahkan orang yang dianggap lebih rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging supercilious

ang katangian ng pagpapakita ng pagmamataas sa pamamagitan ng pagtangkilik sa mga itinuturing na mas mababa

🇲🇾Malay

sifat taksub

sifat mempamerkan keangkuhan dengan membela mereka yang dianggap rendah diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرور

سمة إظهار الغطرسة من خلال رعاية من يعتبرون أقل شأنا

🇮🇷Persian

فوق العاده بودن

خصیصه نشان دادن تکبر با حمایت از کسانی که پست تلقی می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

kibir

aşağı kabul edilenlere patronluk taslayarak kibir gösterme özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנשאות

התכונה של גילוי יהירות על ידי התנשאות על מי שנחשב נחות

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