noun
- plural of haughtiness; the quality or state of being arrogantly superior and disdainful toward others
Usage: countable plural form; typically used to refer to multiple instances or manifestations of arrogant behavior
Examples
- The CEO's various haughtinesses toward junior staff created a toxic workplace culture.
- Her haughtinesses were evident in the way she dismissed everyone else's opinions.
- The king's haughtinesses alienated him from his own nobles.
- Such haughtinesses have no place in a collaborative team environment.
- His repeated haughtinesses made him unpopular among his peers.