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Noun: haughtiness  ho-ti-nus
  1. Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
    "Her haughtiness towards the service staff was unacceptable";
    - arrogance, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness

Type of: pride, superbia

Encyclopedia: Haughtiness