prosopopea

Definitions of prosopopea
  1. noun
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
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    figura, figura retorica, sospensione
    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  2. noun
    unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: alterezza, alterigia, arroganza, boria, gloria, immodestia, orgoglio, presuntuosità, presunzione, pretensione, spocchia, superbia, vanagloria
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    prepotenza, protervia, spavalderia, strafottenza, sufficienza, sussiego, tracotanza
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
    degnazione
    the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
    assassinio, prepotenza, sopruso, soverchieria
    the trait of being imperious and overbearing
    snobismo
    the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
  3. noun
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
    synonyms: prepotenza, protervia, spavalderia, strafottenza, sufficienza, sussiego, tracotanza
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    degnazione
    the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
    assassinio, prepotenza, sopruso, soverchieria
    the trait of being imperious and overbearing
    snobismo
    the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
    esclusiva
    tendency to associate with only a select group
    type of:
    alterezza, alterigia, arroganza, boria, gloria, immodestia, orgoglio, presuntuosità, presunzione, pretensione, spocchia, superbia, vanagloria
    unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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