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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Überheblichkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yːbɐˈhɛp͡slɪçkaɪ̯t

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hauteur/hoʊˈtɜːr/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Seine Überheblichkeit stieß alle seine Kollegen ab."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride or superciliousness.

    "She treated the waitstaff with an unbearable hauteur that alienated everyone at the table."
  2. 2

    Literal or figurative loftiness, height, or elevation.

    "The sheer hauteur of the cathedral spire dominated the medieval skyline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word haute ('high'), originating from the Latin altus. It entered the English language in the late 19th century as a direct borrowing denoting proud, haughty demeanor or lofty arrogance.

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