Politeness and restrained manners are highly valued in secular society. They help to circumvent hot topics and conduct discussions in such a way that each of the participants at the end of the evening remains satisfied. It puts arrogance in completely different conditions. This character trait not only demonstrates to others a fair conceit of the person, but also serves as a manifestation of obvious disrespect for the interlocutor. Why is this happening?
Pre-Slavic roots
Even without Fasmer’s research, the connection with the verb “carry” is obvious. But is it only about the transportation of heavy goods? Not at all! When you fail to adhere to the framework, if you often go beyond the boundaries allotted by society, this is arrogance in its purest form. The closest example would be a standard horse harness.
Usually animals obey the driver and are sensitive to any command. But if they get scared, they will bear it. That is, they will accelerate their run. And with a sharp turn and / or on a slippery road, both the horses themselves and the load can drag off the track due to inertia. The term under investigation transfers the situation to human nature, which is also sometimes “accelerated” beyond measure.
Bad character
Communicating with a proud person is difficult. No wonder the words "arrogance" and "arrogance" are synonyms. Moreover, they can be interpreted through each other. They denote the first meaning of the word along with the concepts:
- swagger;
- insolence;
- enthusiasm.
They imply an openly neglectful attitude to the interlocutor, the inability to refrain from a bad word or defiant behavior. The most common situations are the blatant communication of young people with people who are elderly or in power, when the younger generation does not want to recognize the traditional explicit or unwritten hierarchy. From this follows the second decoding, according to which "arrogance" is an abstract noun that characterizes the manifestations of a daring temper in relation to:
- behavior;
- nature;
- speech, etc.
Not the best property if you want to make friends, meet with colleagues or like the bosses.
Modern use
Do not confuse with pride, which is built on self-esteem. The speaker gives a negative connotation of "arrogance." This is impatience, and disrespect, and closeness to everything new or unpleasant. The term is more common in fiction than in colloquial speech, and carries a fair amount of negative subtext.
In order to never hear anything like this in your address, try to observe etiquette and grind manners, and also be tolerant of the shortcomings of others, their ideas and statements.