# der Dünkel

der Dünkel is a German noun meaning “hubris”. Forms: des Dünkels.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Dünkels

## In other languages

- Русский: самомнение, высокомерие, чванство

## Meanings

1. the (unjustified) conviction that one is better than others; conceit, arrogance
   - Natürlich war er nicht frei von dem tief verwurzelten Dünkel des damaligen Adels, doch verbarg er diesen Dünkel hinter einer liebenswerten Selbstironie. — Of course, he was not free from the deep-rooted conceit of his day’s nobility, but he hid this conceit behind an endearing self-deprecation.
2. hubris; arrogance
   - Ihr habt einen viel zu großen Dünkel.

## Examples

- Nimm den Dünkel weg, und alle Menschen sind nichts anderes als Menschen. — Take away their arrogance, and all people are nothing but people.
- Der eingebildete Professor war voller Dünkel. — The pompous professor was full of his own self-importance.

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