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    hubris
    /ˈh(j)uːbrɪs/

    noun

    • 1. excessive pride or self-confidence: "the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUBRIS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Hubris is a literary term for a way of talking or behaving that is too proud or arrogant. Learn how to use it in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

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      HUBRIS translate: 驕傲自大. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Hubris: Portuguese Translation

      HUBRIS translate: soberba. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hubrisHubris Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HUBRIS is exaggerated pride or self-confidence. How to use hubris in a sentence. Hubris Comes From Ancient Greece

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HubrisHubris - Wikipedia

    Hubris (/ ˈhjuːbrɪs /; from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris) 'pride, insolence, outrage'), or less frequently hybris (/ ˈhaɪbrɪs /), [1] describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride [2] or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, [3] often in combination with (or synonymous with) arrogance. [4]

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHUBRIS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Hubris is a literary term for excessive pride or confidence in oneself. Learn how to use it in a sentence, how to say it and how to distinguish it from irony.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › hubrisHubris | Definition & Examples | Britannica

    Aug 17, 2024 · hubris, in ancient Athens, the intentional use of violence to humiliate or degrade. The word’s connotation changed over time, and hubris came to be defined as overweening presumption that leads a person to disregard the divinely fixed limits on human action in an ordered cosmos.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hubrishubris noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    noun. /ˈhjuːbrɪs/ [uncountable](literary) jump to other results. the fact of being too proud. In literature, a character with this quality ignores warnings and laws and this usually results in their downfall and death. He thought he was above the law and was ultimately punished for his hubris.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hubrisHubris - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Hubris is an excess of confidence: a boxer who shouts "I'm the greatest!" even though he's about to get pummeled by a much stronger opponent is displaying a lot of hubris.