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hubris
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hu·bris  (hybrs) 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·bristic (-brstk) adj.
hu·bristic·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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
hubris [ˈhjuːbrɪs] Norgullo m desmesurado
hubris [ˈhjuːbrɪs] n (= arrogance) → arrogance f
hubris
n (liter)Anmaßung f; (esp in Greek drama) → Hybris f


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