Arrogance – Is It A Defense Or An Offence?

Sometimes you meet people who show a behavior of arrogance, and you feel that they try to put you down by their actions. The person shows an intimidating and expressive behavior which gives the thought of looking down upon others – an often masculine behavior or superiority. But is what you see also a real fact? From all my research, I found that arrogance is a defense mechanism to hide underlying emotions.