presumptuous

English

Alternative forms

• præsumptuous (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English presumptuous, borrowed from Old French presumptieus, presumpcieus, presumptuos, from Latin praesumptuosus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/, /pɹəˈzʌmp.tjuː.əs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈzəmptʃuəs/, /pɹiˈzəmptʃuəs/

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Adjective

presumptuous (comparative more presumptuous, superlative most presumptuous)

1. Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.

Synonyms

• (going beyond what is proper): overconfident, foolhardy, rash, presuming, forward, arrogant, insolent, conceited
• See also: Thesaurus:arrogant

Derived terms

• presumptuously
• presumptuousness

Related terms

• presumption
• presume

Translations

going beyond what is proper

• Bulgarian: дързък (bg) (dǎrzǎk), самоуверен (bg) (samouveren)
• Chinese:

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• Czech: domýšlivý (cs) m, troufalý m, drzý (cs) m
• Dutch: aanmatigend (nl)
• Esperanto: bravaĉa
• Estonian: jultunud, häbematu
• Finnish: röyhkeä (fi)
• French: présomptueux (fr), outrecuidant (fr)
• German: anmaßend (de), überheblich (de)
• Hebrew: יהיר‎ (he), שחצן‎ (he), חוצפן‎
• Irish: dána, iomarcach, andóchasach

• Italian: sfrontato (it), sfacciato (it)
• Japanese: 図々しい (zūzūshii), 厚かましい (atsukamashii)
• Maori: whakametometo, tahataha, pokake
• Mongolian: давлиун (mn) (davliun)
• Polish: bezczelny (pl) m, zarozumiały (pl)
• Portuguese: presunçoso (pt)
• Russian: самонаде́янный (ru) (samonadéjannyj), наха́льный (ru) (naxálʹnyj), де́рзкий (ru) (dérzkij), самоуве́ренный (ru) (samouvérennyj), на́глый (ru) (náglyj)
• Scots: bauld
• Scottish Gaelic: dalm, dàna
• Spanish: presuntuoso (es)
• Swedish: förmäten (sv), övermodig (sv)