high-handedness

noun

The state or quality of being high-handed.

Meanings

nounhigh-handedness (uncountable)

alternative highhandedness

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being high-handed.
    1 more example

    I had had no opportunity as yet of passing on Poirot’s message to Lawrence. But now, as I strolled out on the lawn, still nursing a grudge against my friend’s high-handedness, I saw Lawrence on the croquet lawn, aimlessly knocking a couple of very ancient balls about, with a still more ancient mallet.

    1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 120

Synonyms & antonyms

nounoverbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Broader
pridesuperbia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-handedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-handedness.

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