hubris

[ hyoo-bris, hoo- ]

/ ˈhyu brɪs, ˈhu- /

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noun

excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.

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Also hybris.

Compare sophrosyne.

Origin of hubris

First recorded in 1880–85, hubris is from the Greek word hýbris insolence

OTHER WORDS FROM hubris

hu·bris·tic, adjectivenon·hu·bris·tic, adjectiveun·hu·bris·tic, adjective

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How to use hubris in a sentence

The hubris and contempt for truth flaunted in their pre-election haste to install an ideological foe of LGBTQ rights on the court have now become a trigger.
Cure for a sickening appointment|Hans Johnson|October 30, 2020|Washington Blade
It’s a video game so beloved that remaking it is a work of hubris, bound only to disappoint diehard fans in an effort to draw in new players.
The Final Fantasy VII Remake Shouldn't Exist — But I'm So Glad it Does|Matthew Gault|April 9, 2020|Time
In wisely sidestepping the hubristic folly of trying to sum up his own time, he achieved a sort of timelessness.
Peter Matthiessen Was One of the Greatest Writers of a Great Generation|Malcolm Jones|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hubristic wielders of rationality are dubbed “fragilistas” (Alan Greenspan, at one point, is labeled an “uberfragilista”).
A Manifesto for Disorder: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘Antifragile’ Reviewed|Robert Herritt|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The italicized phrase isn't exactly a hallmark of the sort of hubristic soothsayer Abrams seems to describe.
Abrams and Iran: There He Goes Again|Ali Gharib|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gracious in victory, he was elegantly non-hubristic in his evaluation of the Republican gains in this election.
10 Election Night Truths|Tunku Varadarajan|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hubris

hubris

hybris

/ (ˈhjuːbrɪs) /

noun

pride or arrogance

(in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc, ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin

Derived forms of hubris

hubristic or hybristic, adjective

Word Origin for hubris

C19: from Greek

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