in a bad sense, "pride" can mean that someone has an exaggerated sense of feeling good. this might mean that someone has no respect for what other people do, only respect for what he or she does. someone who is described as "proud" may be arrogant. the word is used in this sense in the saying: “pride comes before a fall” or “pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” prov.16:18 (meaning that someone is so overconfident that he or she might soon have a disaster).