傲慢|ごうまんgouman[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounhaughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
   彼かれの態度たいどにはごう慢まんなところがある。↗

   His manner partakes of insolence.

• Synonym高慢こうまんNeutralNeutral. Centers on the inner sense of being superior and looking down on others; 「傲慢」 puts more weight on the rude attitude shown.
• Synonym横柄おうへいNeutralNeutral. A rude, overbearing manner in speech; often said of shop clerks or officials. 「傲慢」 also covers the arrogance inside a person.
• Synonym高飛車たかびしゃNeutralNeutral. High-handed toward people and deaf to their opinions, as in 「高飛車に出る」; 「傲慢」 centers on arrogance itself.
• Synonym不遜ふそんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Suggests lack of modesty and presumption; common in 「不遜な態度」 and 「傲岸不遜」. 「傲慢」 is the more everyday choice.
• Synonym尊大そんだいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Putting on airs and acting self-important; 「傲慢」 stresses looking down on people.
• Synonym傲岸ごうがんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Proud and unbending, refusing to bow; seen in 「傲岸不遜」. Use 「傲慢」 in everyday speech.
• Synonym傲慢不遜ごうまんふそんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A four-character idiom stressing extreme arrogance and rudeness; stronger in tone than 「傲慢」 alone.
• Synonym高慢ちきこうまんちきCasualColloquial. An insult for a stuck-up person or their attitude, as in 「高慢ちきな態度」; carries strong contempt.
• Synonym暴慢ぼうまんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rough and violent as well as arrogant, and rarely used; adds a layer of roughness that 「傲慢」 lacks.
• Synonym偉そうえらそうCasualColloquial. Acting as if one were a big deal, as in 「偉そうに言うな」; more colloquial than 「傲慢」 and the usual word in daily life.
• Related専横せんおうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Arbitrary and domineering, doing as one pleases; usually said of people in power. 「傲慢」 describes an arrogant attitude.
• Related傍若無人ぼうじゃくぶじんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An idiom for acting as if no one were around and doing as one pleases; stresses disregard for others, while 「傲慢」 stresses feeling superior.
• Related高圧的こうあつてきNeutralNeutral. Leaning on one's power to pressure people into compliance; 「傲慢」 stresses looking down on others.
• Related驕傲きょうごうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A literary word for pride and complacency; rarely used today — say 「傲慢」 instead.
• Related驕慢きょうまんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Arrogant and overbearing, scorning others; rare in modern use, where 「傲慢」 is the normal choice.
• Antonym謙虚けんきょNeutralNeutral. Modest and open to others' views; the direct opposite of the self-importance of 「傲慢」.
• AntonymつつましいNeutralNeutral. Restrained in word and deed, never pushing oneself forward; the opposite of the wild arrogance of 「傲慢」.

Default for arrogance and looking down on people: 「傲慢」; in casual speech 「偉そう」 is the everyday word. For a rude, overbearing manner use 「横柄」; for pressing people with power or ignoring their views, 「高圧的」 or 「高飛車」. Written words close to arrogance include 「不遜」「尊大」「傲岸」「驕慢」 and the rare 「驕傲」「暴慢」. 「高慢」 stresses inner pride, 「傲慢不遜」 is a stronger idiom, and 「高慢ちき」 is a derogatory colloquial insult. 「専横」 fits domineering people in power, 「傍若無人」 conduct that ignores everyone present. Antonyms: 「謙虚」「慎ましい」.

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1. 自分じぶんが他者たしゃよりも優すぐれていると考かんがえ、他者たしゃを見下みくだして礼れいを欠かいた態度たいどをとる様子ようす。
2. 七ななつの大罪たいざいの一ひとつ。