Arrogance

From Latin "arrogare" (to claim for oneself), from "ad-" (to) + "rogare" (to ask, claim). Its core is claiming — specifically, claiming for yourself more than is your due.

  1. noun · /AIR-uh-gunts/

    An overbearing sense of one’s own superiority or importance.

    The pride that looks down on others — the handle for confidence curdled into contempt.

    It wasn’t his skill anyone resented, but the arrogance of assuming no one else in the room had any.

    Confidence trusts one’s own ability; arrogance asserts superiority over others; hubris is the overreaching pride that courts a downfall. Confidence needs no audience to diminish; arrogance always does.