Q&A for How to Cope With Arrogant People

Ignore that arrogant person and the group. If that group decides to follow that arrogant person, then their common sense is obviously not kicking in yet or at all.

Thinking you might be arrogant is a good first step. Stop talking about yourself and assuming you are always right. Maybe other people are right too/instead of you. Let other people talk and voice their own opinion. Don't make fun of people. Let the conversation flow successfully.

Try not to take it personally. The problem lies with the parent. Be a patient son/daughter and try to still show love. Limit interactions if it brings you down. Try to understand your parent's life.

If somebody is making you feel bad then tell someone else that you trust about it. If you really don't want to do this, then try comebacks that aren't rude. Show this person that you don't care, even if you do.

A good friend would not treat you that way. Tell her that these comments are really hurting your feelings, and if she doesn't stop, tell her that you don't want to be her friend anymore.

Try to change the conversation to one that is more two-sided, or just ignore them.

Unfortunately the rule is, if you're staying with them, they're in charge. Arrogance can be hard to deal with but you'll have to decide if it's worth putting up with in order to have a place to stay. Try to remind yourself that it's just temporary and you only have to put it up with it for a short while.

Follow the advice here and talk to a therapist for help.

Give the arrogant person/s a factual example of when they behaved arrogantly and how it affected other people in the office environment. In fact, tell them several, and tell them how they could improve their skills. However, be careful -- some workplaces are geared toward creating an air of arrogance because the company thinks it's the bees knees and it behooves everyone to act as if they're the best of all.

Compliment them and leave with a positive attitude. Don't make any attempts to hang around for a conversation. Insecure people love to be pumped. Don't give them anything to indulge their insecurities. It's like when you feed the cat, it will come back for some more.

You should try to be direct with them about how their behavior bothers you. Give them your honest opinion of their words and tell them how bossy and disrespectful you think they're being. Try to stay calm though; if you get upset, they might not take your points as seriously.

You deal with it by realizing that she is not an adult yet; she is a child, an adolescent. They go through raging hormones, screaming desires and tormenting feelings, kicking at everything they can so they can find their place in this world. Sure, they should behave, but it's not entirely their fault. So be the better person, show some patience, and think, "You have your opinion, I have mine." However, don't hesitate to put her in her place if needed; be kind, calm and firm. Whatever is going on, she still has to behave like a normal person.

Talk to him like a person. He wants attention and to feel respected like other people. Respect buys respect.

Just be civil, polite but not overly-friendly. If other people are coming to you with complaints about this person, take them to HR.

This can be difficult as an arrogant person rarely sees beyond than their own arrogance. Try to be firm when expressing your feelings. Whether they accept your feelings or not, the fact that you expressed yourself is what matters.

Be honest. If he/she makes fun of you for not being better than them, then tell them honestly that you were honest in what you are capable of doing, and stop hurting you emotionally by making fun of you. If he/she constantly bothers you by making fun of you, then that is considered bullying, which you can talk to a trusted adult or someone who can help you with the situation.

If you have been friends for several years, it is probably okay to drop some hints that they are being arrogant. If you don't know them quite as well, try keeping your distance when you need to keep your cool, making fun of their arrogance, or just politely disagreeing.

Arrogant people can often think they're better than other people and in this case perhaps they think they know more than their parents. If this is a friend of yours, point out how disrespectfully you think they're behaving toward their parents. You might be the first person who has ever said something and if they respect your opinion, it might make a difference. However, don't be surprised if they keep up the behavior toward their parents; it's the parents who need to set boundaries here, not you.

Continue to give short, distant answers whenever they try to talk with you. Don't hang out with them, don't talk to them more than you have to, and don't give in. They eventually will give up.

They are rather different. A selfish person can still be quite polite, without even a whisper of arrogance in his bones. Arrogant people can still be very altruistic. A person who comes up to you, interrupts your conversation and whatever you're doing to claim your attention for sick children in Africa is not selfish, but very arrogant. And a person who politely engages you in conversation but doesn't hear a word you say and only talks about themselves is not arrogant, but very egotistical.

Honestly, I would probably just ignore them. Some people are just like that. You don't have to be best friends with someone just because you're living with them. If they do something to offend you or they're disrespectful of your space, speak up for yourself, but otherwise, just don't pay any attention to them when they're being arrogant.

Be bold enough to disagree with them whenever they go astray in an argument. Just be yourself and aim at proving them wrong.

Either you too need to set boundaries or this person isn't worth your time. Also please consider "I'll think about it" or "maybe" when they say things that don't make sense to you, or there is always the standard: "What do you mean by that?" to force them to explain themselves or drop the point altogether.

If they start talking about themselves, say something like, "It's nice to know that you're doing so well, but hearing this non-stop makes me a little uncomfortable." Be specific. Tell them about one specific thing they brag about and explain why it bothers you. Try to help them reflect on themselves by introducing them to someone who is really good at what they do. They might realize how many people in the world are better than them. If they keep going, it might be because they purposely want to irritate you or put you down. In this case, telling them that they are cocky won't really help and it's just best to make an excuse to leave.