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swollen-headed

/ˌswəʊ.lənˈhed.ɪd/

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adjective

/ˌswəʊ.lənˈhed.ɪd/C1formalbritish
  • ruНеформальное прилагательное, используемое для описания человека, который чрезмерно горд или самодоволен.

An informal adjective used to describe someone who is excessively proud or conceited.

  1. Arrogant or conceitedB2informalbritish

    Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities; overly proud.

    ruВысокомерный

    • After his promotion, he became so swollen-headed that nobody wanted to work with him.
    • She's a bit swollen-headed about winning the award.
    • Don't get swollen-headed just because you passed the exam.

    Synonymsarrogantconceitedegotisticalhaughtyinflatedoverweeningpompousproudself-importantvainglorious

    Antonymshumblemodestunassuming

Forms
  • more swollen-headed comparative form
  • most swollen-headed superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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