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conceit
/kənˈsiːt/
noun
zarozumiałość
Also
próżność(f)koncept(m)
Definition
Excessive pride in oneself; or a clever or elaborate comparison, especially in poetry or literature.
Examples
His conceit made him unpopular with his colleagues.
Jego zarozumiałość sprawiła, że był niepopularny wśród kolegów.
The poem was full of elaborate conceits.
Wiersz był pełen wyszukanych konceptów.
She couldn't stand his intellectual conceit.
Nie mogła znieść jego intelektualnej próżności.
Collocations
intellectual conceitfull of conceitartistic conceit
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