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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus go
activity that transgresses moral or civil law

transgression, evildoing go
the act of transgressing

sin, sinning go
an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

mortal sin, deadly sin go
an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace

pride, superbia go
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

noun.attribute

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condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness go
the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
contemptuousness go
the manifestation of scorn and contempt
hubris go
overbearing pride or presumption
imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness go
the trait of being imperious and overbearing
superiority go
displaying a sense of being better than others
snobbery, snobbism, snobbishness go
the trait of condescending to those of lower social status