noun
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the quality or tendency of showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt or scorn for others; haughtiness; disdainful pride.
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(phil.) the third of the eight producers or elements of creation, i.e. the conceit or conception of individuality, one of the 25 elements.
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the sense of the self.
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ಅಹಂಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಉದಾಸೀನವೇ ಮದ್ದು ahaŋkārakke udāsīnavē maddu (prov.) ignore the arrogant; for mad words, deaf ears; away goes the devil when doors shut against him.