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overweening

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Overweening describes excessive pride, arrogance, or presumption, often used to critique hubris in characters.

Detailed Definition
The term 'overweening' describes an attitude of excessive pride or arrogance. In the context of the poem, it reflects the speaker's feelings of being banished from their desire due to an overwhelming sense of wit, suggesting that such arrogance can lead to separation from love and happiness.
Example
Example in poetry:
"Banished by overweening wit from my desire" excessive; enhanced: "Banished by overweening wit..."; Shakespeare: "Overweening ambition"; contemporary: "Overweening ego in social media"; educational: "Overweening as arrogant in Elizabethan drama."
Additional Notes
The word 'overweening' captures the speaker's sense of being overwhelmed by pride, which is central to their lament.; Found in the poem, To His Absent Diana by Henry Constable
Also Known As
arrogant presumptuous haughty overbearing
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