Übermensch
Americannoun
plural
Übermenschennoun
Etymology
Origin of Übermensch
literally: over-man
Example Sentences
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The point is never clearer than in the show’s depiction of its Übermensch, Homelander.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022
So pervasive is this worship of might it occurs to precious few that perhaps a new race of psychologically messed-up Übermensch should never have been created at all.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
The idea of the Übermensch is a philosophical concept from Nietzsche and is a key theme in Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2020
In his introductions and footnotes, he distanced Nietzsche from fascist bombast—naming the Übermensch the “Overman” was just one strategy—and recast him as a kind of existentialist.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019
Apparently, the Übermensch had once been an Überhippie, complete with a scruffy beard and hair that reached past his shoulders.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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