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hybris
[ hahy-bris ]
/ ˈhaɪ brɪs /
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noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM hybris
hy·bris·tic, adjectiveWords nearby hybris
hybrid perpetual, hybrid rock, hybrid tea, hybrid vigor, hybrid vigour, hybris, Hycodan, hyd., hydantoin, hydathode, hydatid
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How to use hybris in a sentence
The crime of hybris, which to the Greeks was the "unforgivable sin," is here made as real to us as it was to them.
Five Plays|Edward John DunsanyThe vice which they denounced was hybris, wilful bondbreaking—wilful transgression of the socially appointed bounds.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law|Roscoe PoundInsolent disregard of propriety, "hybris," was the quality most denounced by the early moralizing poets.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
British Dictionary definitions for hybris
Derived forms of hybris
hybristic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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