overweening
overweening · overweenings
An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilitiesAn excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.
UK/əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/US/oʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, uncountable)An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.
Origin
From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing.From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing.
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Forms
plural: overweeningsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable