overweening

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈwiːnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. arrogantement sûr de soi ; déraisonnable, inapproprié
Word Forms
Participe présentoverweening

Phrases & Collocations

overweening pride

orgueil démesuré

overweening ambition

ambition démesurée

overweening confidence

confiance excessive

Example Sentences

had a witty but overweening manner about him.

il avait une manière à la fois spirituelle et excessive.

an overweening desire for power

un désir excessif de pouvoir

his overweening confidence led to his downfall

sa confiance excessive a conduit à sa perte

overweening sense of entitlement

un sentiment excessif d'être en droit de

overweening sense of superiority

un sentiment excessif de supériorité

overweening belief in one's own abilities

une croyance excessive en ses propres capacités

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