bighead

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪghɛd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bighed, -hed′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
big•head  (bighed, -hed′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Informal Termsan excessive estimate of one's importance;
    conceit.
  2. Veterinary Diseases
    • an inflammatory swelling of the tissues of the head of sheep, caused by the anaerobic bacillus Clostridium novyi.
    • enlargement of the head and jawbones of horses resulting from nutritional hyperthyroidism.
  • big1 + head 1795–1805, American.
bigheaded, adj. 
bigheaded•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bighead / ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/
  1. a conceited person
ˌbigˈheadedˌbigˈheadedness

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