high-handedness
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8.4
- noun
- /haɪˈhændɪdnəs/
- Formal
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arrogancia
- The manager's high-handedness made the employees feel undervalued and unheard.
Examples
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The rallying point had been Yarber's opposition to the death penalty, and his high-handedness in delaying every execution.
Fiction book (2000) -
The government has survived despite human rights violations and the high-handedness of former president Alberto Fujimori, because the population has consistently viewed Sendero, not the authorities, as the major threat to life and property.
Academic text (2004) -
But her grandfather's high-handedness had to be stopped.
Fiction book (1991) -
But coming from Republicans, high-handedness is deeply disappointing.
Blog text (8) -
The United States has been accused of high-handedness and unilateralism before, but the complaints have grown in volume and intensity during the nearly two years of George W. Bush's presidency.
Academic text (2002) -
That Powell was sensitive to the writer's potential high-handedness in the treatment of her own characters suggests that she was not much inclined to the contempt Ms. Walton of the Times attributed to her.
Academic text (2000) -
It protested against administrative high-handedness, the expanding bureaucracy, the predominance of non-workers within the party, and the suppression of local initiative and debate.
Blog text (4) -
It is foreseeable that mainland China's policy toward Taiwan and its basic position will continue in its conventional rigidness and high-handedness, but will be more flexible, subtle, and skillful in practice.
Academic text (1999) -
Many criticized the government's high-handedness in implementing policies without consulting the public.
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His high-handedness during the meeting alienated many team members and caused frustration.
Synonyms
133
4.8
Being too proud and acting as if you are better than others
16
7.9
An attitude that shows someone feels more important than others
2
9.9
Very rude and hurtful behavior by someone who acts too proud and thinks they are better than others
1
7.9
A way of acting that shows you think you are better than other people
1
9.9
A proud, unfriendly way of acting that shows you feel better than others
1
7.4
A way of behaving like you are better than other people because of money or class
1
6.1
Trying too hard to make people do something and annoying them
1
9.3
Trying to control others and acting like you are more important
1
7.6
Being too forceful and not subtle in actions or words
Being too bossy and trying to control other people
Being overly controlling and not listening to others
A feeling that you are better than other people
Behaving as if you are better than other people
Treating people as if they are less smart or important
Behaving proudly and as if one is better than others
Acting as if more important or better than other people
A way of acting as if one is better than other people
A way of acting that is arrogant and demanding
A way of behaving that shows you act too proud and think you are better than others
Rude or selfish actions that upset other people
Antonyms
How Domineering
Surface Forms
Morphology
high-handedness = high-handed (semi-transparent) = high + hand + ness
The term 'high-handed' is metaphorical, combining 'high' and 'hand' to imply an overbearing manner, which may not be immediately clear to learners.
Etymology
The word high-handedness comes from the parts high ('above') and hand ('control'), giving the image of someone holding their hand over others to show power. So high-handedness means acting bossy or using too much control without asking.