Sentences with phrase «haughty arrogance»

The narcissistic personality maintains a grandiose self - perception that judges others as inferior, and with an air of haughty arrogance feels justified (entitled) in the contemptuous treatment of others who the narcissist judges to be unworthy, so that the fundamental inadequacy of the other person justifies the contempt and cruelty delivered by the narcissist.

The leads in his films all seem to have a universal vulnerability similar to what's found in a child, one whose posturing and haughty arrogance masks a host of insecurities bubbling just beneath the surface.