Arrogance can be linked to pride.
Arrogance is the quality of arrogant . This adjective (arrogant), for its part, refers to someone who is haughty or arrogant .
For example: "The actor walked through the streets of the city with his usual arrogance, without responding to the greetings of his admirers" , "You must put arrogance aside and admit that you were wrong" , "Arrogance will not take you nowhere: I recommend you study to continue improving .
Arrogance - from the Latin arrogantia - can be considered a personality defect. The arrogant individual feels excessive pride in his person and demands excessive recognition, believing himself entitled to privileges that, in reality, he does not have nor do he deserve.
Differences between arrogance and self-esteem
It is important to differentiate between arrogance and self-esteem or self-confidence. Having high self-esteem or trust in one's personal abilities is not a defect nor does it have a negative connotation; On the contrary, it is healthy and beneficial for the person. Arrogance is an excess of this feeling.
The arrogant person attributes excessive importance to himself based on his self-image. Therefore, he acts in accordance with this distorted image of himself and wants to exercise rights that he attributes to himself based on said supposed importance.
Let's imagine an interview with a writer who has just published a book. The author could mention that he is very happy with the final result of the work , which reflects his good self-esteem. On the other hand, if he adds that he has just presented "the best book in the history of national literature" or if he comments that "there is no other writer with my talent," he will demonstrate his arrogance.
Arrogance usually arises from emotional deficiencies.
A harmful attitude
Arrogance can be harmful to both those who practice it and those who receive it: unless there are interests involved, no person wants to be close to an arrogant person; On the other hand, the hurtful words that often emerge from this way of being can mark certain individuals with low self-esteem and express their lack of self -confidence .
It is likely that arrogance arises from one or more emotional deficiencies that result in an excessively low level of self-esteem; Given the lack of protection and support from parents, for example, a deep fear of failure and disappointing others can be generated, which is often hidden through a personality of apparent self-love, even if it does not exist deep down. more than contempt and disgust for oneself, guilt for believing that one has not been enough to receive love and to make one's elders proud.
What is hidden in a person who declares with total arrogance that he is the smartest in his group, or that his work is unsurpassed? Throughout history, most great geniuses have stood out for not being aware of their immeasurable talents and, therefore, for not mentioning their abilities. It is often said that when someone feels satisfied with their own life, they do not need to flaunt their achievements or their virtues .
Arrogance and inferiority complex
In short, it does not seem incorrect to point out that arrogance is a superiority complex that arises from the need to conceal an inferiority complex .
This leads us to think that an insecure person and an arrogant person can have very similar past experiences, although in the end they have chosen apparently opposite paths: one refuses to face the pain of having been despised, of not having received affection and love. sufficient support from their elders, while the other condemns herself to repeat those humiliations every time she interacts with others.