Übermensch
Americannoun
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Übermenschen
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Übermensch
literally: over-man
Example Sentences
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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
While Übermensch was used by Hitler, he used it incorrectly.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2020
In 1903, three years after Nietzsche’s death, George Bernard Shaw published his play “Man and Superman,” in which he equated the Übermensch with an overflowing “Life Force.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
On the surface anyway, Nietzsche’s notion of the Übermensch — the Overman or Superman — can be a little hard to stomach in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2019
Maybe his medication had recalibrated his brain right away, and he was back to being a high-functioning Übermensch in no time.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
They created the American Übermenschen who fought for a nation that would at least nominally welcome “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free … ”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
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