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Pronunciation / Transliteration: unubore
"彼のうぬぼれがチーム全体の士気を下げた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An irritatingly confident and arrogant manner or attitude.
"His youthful cockiness vanished the moment he faced the experienced panel of judges." - 2
A bold, spirited, and self-assured display of bravado.
"The team played with a certain cockiness that energised their supporters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'cocky', which originated in the 18th century from the noun 'cock' in reference to the proud, aggressive posture of a rooster. The suffix '-ness' was added to form a noun denoting the quality or state of being overly self-confident.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cockiness" is said worldwide
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arrogance
Transliteration: ah-ro-gans
"Son arrogance lui a valu de nombreux ennuis."
Überheblichkeit
Transliteration: yý-ber-heyb-lik-kyt
"Seine Überheblichkeit machte ihn bei den Kollegen unbeliebt."
presunzione
Transliteration: pre-zun-tzi-o-ne
"La sua presunzione ha infastidito tutti."
arrogancia
Transliteration: a-ro-gan-thia
"Su arrogancia le impidió ver sus propios errores."
arrogância
Transliteration: a-ro-gân-sia
"A arrogância dele irritou a todos na reunião."
घमंड
Transliteration: ghamand
"उसके घमंड ने अंततः उसकी सफलता को बर्बाद कर दिया।"
自负
Transliteration: zìfù
"他的自负导致了他在比赛中的失利。"
자만심
Transliteration: jaman-sim
"그의 지나친 자만심은 주변 사람들을 지치게 했다."
うぬぼれ
Transliteration: unubore
"彼のうぬぼれがチーム全体の士気を下げた。"
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