When you are confronted by arrogant people, it can impact not only your mood negatively but also the rest of the day. In order for it not to happen, there are some comebacks you need to learn.
We are all human beings and we all have flaws. However, arrogant people can make you feel inferior to them, which makes them toxic people. It matters a lot how you choose to react to them as your peacefulness depends on it. In addition, when you react to their arguments in a constructive way, it also makes you appear intelligent and shows that you are able to stand your ground.
In order to recognize if you are surrounded by arrogant people, you need to know some things about them. Arrogant people feel like special human beings and they would only make friends with those who in their eyes also appear special. They want to be admired by others and seek other people’s approval. Moreover, arrogant people feel as if they have to be treated in a better way than others. They can also be manipulative as they only use other people for their own advantage.
When you realize that you have a confrontation with arrogant people, below are mentioned 9 comebacks you need to know.
- “What makes you say that?”. They are likely to stop their behavior when they are forced to deal with their own statements which don’t seem rational or logical at all.
- “Ouch”. Sometimes arrogant people can hurt you without even realizing it and when you say how it makes you feel, they are likely to think about their wrong behavior.
- You know my sister is ___, right?”. Arrogant people are used to generalizing. They like to single out a certain group of people, based on religion, sexual orientation or other things, and talk negatively about them. You can stop such behavior by telling that a person from your closest environment is one of such people.
- “Do you know that there are other points of view?”. We all have different opinions but arrogant people believe that their opinion, especially the negative one about other people, is the right one.
- “Why do you believe you are higher than ___?”. Arrogant people think they are better and superior to other people. In order to prove their point, ask them to tell you a couple of things why they should be treated better than others. They are likely to feel uncomfortable because deep inside they don’t have any arguments why they are higher than someone else.
- “I would like it if these were your last words about this matter”. Because arrogant people start conversations by negativity, to end a conversation you can also use negative words.
- “You seriously need to stop talking”. If the sixth point doesn’t work, here is another one. You could simply leave the conversation without saying anything but you can also leave them with something to think about.
- “You didn’t mean it to sound in an arrogant way, did you?”. Even though arrogant people may not have good intentions, this comeback can turn their thinking into a more positive one. It not only shows that you won’t get involved into their trash talk but also makes an arrogant person think twice about their motives and offers him a way out.
- “Do you realize how rude you sound when you say things like that?”. It will make them feel uncomfortable when you show that you know all about their negative behavior.