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SUPERCILIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
Synonyms:
condescension; disdainfulness; superciliousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("superciliousness" is a kind of...):
arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)
Derivation:
supercilious (expressive of contempt)
supercilious (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy)
