The word haughty comes from an old Anglo-French word, haut, which means “high,” and which comes from the Latin word altus, from which we get our word altitude. Putting all that together, we find that haughty eyes are the kind of eyes that look down at other people, as if the one looking down is “higher up” than others.
It is “looking down one's nose” at others. People with exalted self-esteem glance at others with a look meaning, “You are nothing but vermin.” But all stand before God as equals; He is no respecter of persons.
Haughty eyes: Haughty eyes deals with pride and God hates pride. The eyes are the windows into pride. The phrase, “That person looks down on me!” That's the haughty eye and its full of pride. Pride is the original sin that goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
Someone who is haughty is arrogant and full of pride. When you're haughty, you have a big attitude and act like you're better than other people. A haughty person acts superior and looks down on others. Haughty people are disdainful, overbearing, prideful, swaggering, and obnoxious.
Pride is often driven by poor self-worth and shame. We feel so badly about ourselves that we compensate by feeling superior. We look for others' flaws as a way to conceal our own. We relish criticizing others as a defense against recognizing our own shortcomings.
unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people: She has a rather haughty manner. arrogantI can't stand how arrogant he is! proudDon't be too proud to admit you're wrong.
: blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior.
Jesus understood the power of images. He knew that what we take in through our eyes has the power to fill us with either light or darkness (Matthew 6:22-23). That's why he said, “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away” (Matthew 5:29).
A prideful heart is filled with self and loses sight of a leader's true purpose – transforming the lives of others. Unfortunately, it's often difficult to see before it's too late. We charge forward, driven by our prideful heart until the next thing we know – we're transformed into a spirit rock.
God Hates Pride
Proverbs 11:2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” Proverbs 16:5 “The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.” Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Some common synonyms of haughty are arrogant, disdainful, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, and supercilious.
People who are overconfident or too arrogant are likely to fail. This saying is adapted from the biblical Book of Proverbs.
Set extremely high standards. If you want to come off as arrogant, start setting big goals and trying your best to live up to them. Your standard for excellence should always be higher than everyone else's, yet always within reach of your skills. Make the bar too high for anyone else to reach.
What causes arrogance in people? A lot of times it boils down to insecurity. The arrogant person can't deal with the fact that they are insecure/feel bad about themselves, so they build themselves up to hide their real feelings.
You may behave arrogantly to hide your insecurity, inferiority, and a lack of confidence. If you're insecure and you fear rejection from other people, then you may behave arrogantly towards them. Arrogance, in this case, helps you to kind of reject others before they can reject you.
egotistic. egotistical. haughty. high-and-mighty.
Option C) Humble – The meaning of humble is 'not proud or not arrogant or modest or having a feeling of insignificance. The word humble is the antonym of the word haughty because they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
A narcissistic person may suffer a similar fate. The adjective narcissistic describes those who are excessively self-absorbed, especially about their looks. Definitions of narcissistic. adjective. characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance.
So if you work with a narcissist, don't try to lower their confidence. Just temper it with humility. Don't tell them they're not great. Instead, remind them that they're human, they haven't succeeded alone, and what sets the best apart is that they're always striving to get better.
Let's look at it another way. A person who lacks humility is arrogant. It is a person who only thinks of themselves and sees themselves as higher and better than others. There is no room for an arrogant person to improve themselves because they do not recognize their flaws.
The Bottom Line: Insecurity is a habit that often starts with pride which then creates fear. This powerful combination of pride and fear can incapacitate an otherwise gifted and talented individual. To defeat pride, we must exercise Humility and realize we are not the center of other people's existence.