hubris
Americannoun
noun
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pride or arrogance
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(in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc, ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin
Other Word Forms
- hubristic adjective
- nonhubristic adjective
- unhubristic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hubris
First recorded in 1880–85, hubris is from the Greek word hýbris insolence
Example Sentences
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My main issue is the hubris of it all — and the people who enabled it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
For some, the rise and fall of Brewdog has been a cautionary tale of unchecked ambition, rapid expansion and hubris.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
A year from now, this will either look like a genius move that kept Nvidia’s industry-leading gross profit margin high or a disastrous example of hubris that destroyed its gross margin.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
That image of Bush has become a meme — a symbol of presidential hubris that any leader with a drop of sense would seek to avoid at all costs.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
I bring up McCandless’s hubris and the dumb mistakes he made—the two or three readily avoidable blunders that ended up costing him his life.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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