hu·bris (hy  br s) also hy·bris (h -)n. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: "There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris" (McGeorge Bundy). [Greek, excessive pride, wanton violence; see ud- in Indo-European roots.] hu·bris tic (-brstk) adj.hu·bris tic·al·ly adv. |
hubris [ˈhjuːbrɪs], hybris
n
1. pride or arrogance
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin
[from Greek]
hubristic , hybristic adj
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| Noun | 1. | hubris - overbearing pride or presumption arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
hubris
noun pride, vanity, arrogance, conceit, self-importance, haughtiness, conceitedness a tale of how an honourable man was afflicted with hubris
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