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bighead

bighead

6.8
A person who is too proud and thinks they know more than others
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
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  • After winning the award, she became such a bighead that her friends started to avoid her.

Examples

Synonyms

blowhard
vsbighead
  • Offensive
22 8.2

A person who talks too much and brags about themselves

is about feeling too proud rather than long boastful talk
megalomaniac
vsbighead
8 9.9

A person who wants power very much and thinks they are more important than other people

is a common informal term for ordinary excessive pride rather than pathology
braggart
vsbighead
  • Offensive
4 7.7

A person who talks a lot about themselves to show off

is a broader informal term for feeling excessively proud
bragger
vsbighead
  • Offensive
1 4.9

A person who talks proudly about their success or things they own

captures pride itself rather than the act of talking about it
boaster
vsbighead
1 4.4

A person who talks too proudly about their successes or things they own

is the general informal label for being overly proud
cabezon
vsbighead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who thinks they are better than others

is a more casual word for simple excessive self regard
pooh-bah
vsbighead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who thinks they are more important than other people

is the everyday word for being overly proud without pomp
swellhead
vsbighead
  • Offensive
9.4

A person who thinks they are better than other people

labels general pride without stressing selfish behaviour
vaunter
vsbighead
  • Archaic
9.3

A person who often brags about what they have done in a proud way

focuses more on attitude than on talking about successes

Compounds

bighead attitude
  • Offensive
8.5

A way of behaving that shows you act too proud and think you are better than others

bighead tendency
  • Offensive
8.4

A habit of thinking you are better than other people

How Arrogant

bighead
  • Offensive
6.8
egotist
  • Offensive
4 6.8
braggart
  • Offensive
4 7.7
show-off
  • Offensive
12 4.8
self-assured
11 4.1
modest
81 2.7
humble
222 2.8

Surface Forms

bighead singular
bigheads plural

Morphology

bighead = big + head (semi-transparent) = big + head

The metaphorical sense 'conceited person' derives from 'big' + 'head' (large head), so the relation to components is clear but figurative.

Etymology

Bighead joins big and head to give the image of a person whose 'head' is 'too proud'. That's why calling someone a bighead means they think they are more important than others.