cabezon
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- noun
- /ˈkæbəˌzɒn/
- Offensive
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creído
- When his friends tried to give him advice, Cabezon would dismiss them, convinced he knew better than anyone else.
Examples
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Don't be such a cabezon!
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Everyone avoided the cabezon at meetings because he never listened to anyone else's ideas.
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After winning the award, she became a real cabezon and started bragging constantly.
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Nobody wanted to work with the cabezon because of his arrogant attitude.
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He always acts like a cabezon at work.
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Despite failing his exams, Cabezon continued to boast about his intelligence and downplay his mistakes.
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Cabezon always interrupted others, believing his opinions were the most important in every conversation.
Synonyms
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A person who thinks they are very important and wants constant attention
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A person who talks too much and brags about themselves
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8.2
A person who thinks only about themselves and always wants attention
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A person who thinks they are better than others and often talks about themselves
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A person who talks a lot about themselves to show off
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A person who thinks mainly about themselves and their needs
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A person who talks too proudly about their successes or things they own
A person who thinks they are better than other people
A person who is too proud and thinks they know more than others
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cabezon comes from the Spanish words cabeza 'head' and the ending -ón 'big', so it literally means 'big head'. A helpful way to remember the meaning 'a conceited person' is to think of someone with a 'big head' who thinks they are better than others.