Arrogance (also calledhubris) indicates strongpride or acting extremely self-important. In particular, a loss of contact withreality and overestimating one's own competence or capability.[1]
Arrogance is also associated with lack of humility and love toward oneself. Examples include making oneself far more important than others or superiority.Children raised around arrogance may be arrogant themselves.[2]
Arrogance is usually detrimental and fosters a negative-mindedculture.[3] Some sources, however, also indicate arrogance means taking and receiving pride with one's work.[4]
Arrogance is different fromconfidence. Arrogance may be associated withinsecurity. Confidence has an association with improving and examining one's own weaknesses.[5]
Hubris is theancient Greek concept. It is similar to arrogance, but is usually translated aspride. Because their societies were more concerned with honour, it works out as somewhat different from arrogance. To understand it fully one needs to work through the Greek passages where it is used, which is beyond our scope. For example, the use of force to shame someone would have been considered hubris.[6]