hubris

hu·bris  (hybrs) also hy·bris (h-)

n.

Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: "There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris" (McGeorge Bundy).

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[Greek, excessive pride, wanton violence; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]

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hu·bristic (-brstk) adj.

hu·bristic·al·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hubris - overbearing pride or presumption arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

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hubris

noun pride, vanity, arrogance, conceit, self-importance, haughtiness, conceitedness a tale of how an honourable man was afflicted with hubris

Translations

hubris [ˈhjuːbrɪs] N → orgullo m desmesurado

hubris [ˈhjuːbrɪs] n (= arrogance) → arrogance f

hubris

n (liter) → Anmaßung f; (esp in Greek drama) → Hybris f