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noun
The state or quality of being high-handed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, lordliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pride, superbia
Narrower terms: condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness, contemptuousness, hubris, imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness, superiority, snobbery, snobbism, snobbishness
History
From high-handed + -ness.
