besserwisserstwo

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Polish

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Etymology

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From besserwisser +‎ -stwo. First attested in 1933, but in common usage only as of 1953.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛ.sɛr.viˈsɛr.stfɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrstfɔ
  • Syllabification: be‧sser‧wi‧sser‧stwo

Noun

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besserwisserstwo n

  1. (literary, derogatory) know-it-allery
    Synonyms: przemądrzałość, zarozumiałość

Declension

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adjective
noun

References

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  1. ^ besserwisserstwo in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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