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English noun: high-handedness

1. high-handedness (attribute) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


Synonymsarrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, lordliness


Broader (hypernym)pride, superbia


Narrower (hyponym)condescension, contemptuousness, disdainfulness, domineeringness, hubris, imperiousness, overbearingness, snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism, superciliousness, superiority









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