Arrogance
(noun)
- An exaggerated sense of one's own abilities or importance.
- Behavior that is rude or disrespectful to others due to an exaggerated sense of one's own abilities or importance.
Origin:
From old french arrogance, from latin arrogantia, from arrogans, present participle of arrogare.
Examples:
- His arrogance made it difficult to work with him.
- She displayed a great deal of arrogance when she refused to listen to other people's opinions.
- The coach's arrogance was evident in the way he treated his players.
- His arrogance was a result of his success.
- Her arrogance led to her downfall.