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overweening::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excessive, extravagant, exuberant |
overweening ambition.
overweening greed.
overweening::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | uppity |
had a witty but overweening manner.
no idea how overweening he would be.
Examples of overweening
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The overweening liberal-progressive confidence of late suddenly looks misplaced.
From the online.wsj.com
In recent decades, democracy's staunchest foe has been overweening executives.
From the edition.cnn.com
Yes, Obama's aura has diminished, in part because of overweening overexposure.
From the washingtonpost.com
An overweening public sector has stifled growth in jobs in service industries.
From the economist.com
Blame it, Eliza Griswold suggests, on overweening hubris and nearsightedness.
From the latimes.com
Underlying all considerations is the overweening presence of Communist China.
From the time.com
His predecessor, Steve Bruce, frequently criticised fans for overweening expectations.
From the guardian.co.uk
Pakistan's government is beset by legal threats and beholden to its overweening army.
From the economist.com
It has the overweening will to be a masterpiece and the verve nearly to carry it off.
From the time.com
- Excessive: unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
- Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
- Hubris (/u02C8hjuu02D0bru026As/, also hybris, from ancient Greek u1F55u03B2u03C1u03B9u03C2) describes a personality quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous over-confidence. In its ancient Greek context, it typically describes behavior that defies the norms of behavior or challenges the gods, and which in turn brings about the downfall, or nemesis, of the perpetrator of hubris.
- Conceit; arrogance; Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited; Exaggerated, excessive
