Overweening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

presumptuously arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚwˈiːnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəwˈiːnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəwˈiːnɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚwˈiːnɪŋ/.

Examples

extravagant praise
exuberant compliments
overweening ambition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excessive extravagant uppity exuberant

Parts of Speech

adjective	unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings “extravagant praise”
adjective	presumptuously arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times “had a witty but overweening manner”

Word Forms

excessiveness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
extravagance	noun	the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
uppityness	noun	assumption of airs beyond one's station

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überheblich

hemmungslos, insbesondere was die Gefühle betrifft

🇫🇷French

démesuré

sans retenue, surtout en ce qui concerne les sentiments

🇪🇸Spanish

arrogante

desenfrenado, especialmente en lo que respecta a los sentimientos

🇮🇹Italian

esagerato

sfrenato, soprattutto per quanto riguarda i sentimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

overdreven

ongeremd, vooral als het om gevoelens gaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrogante

desenfreado, especialmente no que diz respeito aos sentimentos

🇷🇺Russian

самонадеянный

несдержанный, особенно в отношении чувств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिरंजना

अनर्गल, विशेषकर भावनाओं के संबंध में

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகப்படியான

கட்டுப்பாடற்ற, குறிப்பாக உணர்வுகள் தொடர்பாக

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికమైన

అనియంత్రిత, ముఖ్యంగా భావాలకు సంబంధించి

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધુ પડતું વજન

અનિયંત્રિત, ખાસ કરીને લાગણીઓના સંદર્ભમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ

ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಭಾವನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമായ

അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വികാരങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਵੇਨਿੰਗ

ਬੇਰੋਕ, ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自以为是

无拘无束，尤其是在感情方面

🇯🇵Japanese

やり過ぎ

特に感情に関しては抑制されない

🇰🇷Korean

지나친

특히 감정과 관련하여 제한되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá đáng

không kiềm chế, đặc biệt là liên quan đến cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

มากเกินไป

ไม่ถูกจำกัด โดยเฉพาะในเรื่องความรู้สึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlalu berlebihan

tidak terkendali, terutama yang berkaitan dengan perasaan

🇵🇭Filipino

labis na katabaan

hindi napigilan, lalo na tungkol sa mga damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

berlebihan

tidak terkawal, terutamanya berkaitan dengan perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغرور

غير مقيد، وخاصة فيما يتعلق بالمشاعر

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

بی بند و باری، به ویژه با توجه به احساسات

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı kibirli

özellikle duygular konusunda sınırsız

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָהִיר

חסר מעצורים, במיוחד לגבי רגשות

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