Dictionary of Quotes

Quotes :

1. ascription Definition: (noun) Assigning some quality or character to a person or thing. Synonyms: attribution. Usage: The ascription to me of honors I had not earned left me feeling guilty and ashamed. Discuss


2. egotism Definition: (noun) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. Synonyms: self-importance. Usage: I confess, too, that I was irritated by the egotism which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet should be devoted to his own special doings. Discuss


3. bilious Definition: (adjective) Irritable as if suffering from indigestion. Synonyms: dyspeptic, liverish. Usage: The man walked into my shop looking bilious and ill-tempered, and it was clear that my day was about to get a lot less pleasant. Discuss


4. self-reproach Definition: (noun) A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed). Synonyms: compunction, remorse. Usage: There came to her a chill self-reproach that she had not returned sooner, to help her mother in these domesticities, instead of indulging herself out-of-doors. Discuss