uppishness
- noun
- /ˈʌpɪʃnəs/
- Informal
:
arrogancia
- His uppishness made it difficult for him to connect with his coworkers.
Examples
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She viewed his uppishness as a sign of insecurity rather than confidence.
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The child's uppishness in front of the guests surprised her parents.
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There are sorts of authors whom Miller as a class finds it harder to take than others, some of them "trading authors" (the label is distilled from uppishnesses).
Academic text (1990)
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
12
6.3
An attitude of thinking you are better than others because of wealth or class
8
6.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
6
7.7
A way of acting like you are very important that annoys other people
2
7.7
Acting like you are more important or more educated than you really are
1
7.9
A way of acting that shows you think you are better than other people
1
7.4
A way of behaving like you are better than other people because of money or class
1
8.4
Being someone who thinks they are better than people with less money or social position and looks down on them
1
8.4
Treating people in a rude, bossy way and not listening to them
1
8.1
A way of behaving that shows you think you are better than other people
A way of acting as if one is better than other people
Acting too proud and thinking they are better than others
Behaving as if you are better than other people
Treating people as if they are less smart or important
Antonyms
How Arrogant
- Offensive
12
6.3
1
7.9
133
4.8
- Informal
8
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
uppishness = uppish (semi-transparent) = up + ish + ness
The suffix 'ness' transparently forms a noun from the adjective 'uppish', but the meaning of 'uppish' is not immediately clear from 'up'.
Etymology
Uppishness starts with up, which means 'above', and ends with -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like'. So, uppishness is acting as if you are 'above' others, being snobby or self-important.