Arrogance and Derision

Arrogance

Arrogance noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.

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Derision and arrogance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Derision" instead a noun "Arrogance".

Nearby Words: arrogant, arrogate, arrogantly, arrogating

Derision noun - A person or thing that is made fun of.

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Arrogance and derision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrogance" instead a noun "Derision".

utter	utter arrogance	utter derision
total	total arrogance	total derision
constant	constant arrogance	constant derision
cold	cold arrogance	cold derision
Other adjectives: supreme, general.

Both retain a stance of supreme arrogance and derision when they think they have the upper hand in a situation, but that stance gives way to sheer terror in Kakizaki's case and seething anger in Higa's when each finds himself in danger.

Source: Fanfic / In Flight

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