First Known Use: 1884
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hubris
noun hu·bris \ˈhyü-brəs\
: a great or foolish amount of pride or confidence
Full Definition of HUBRIS
: exaggerated pride or self-confidence
— hu·bris·tic \hyü-ˈbris-tik\ adjective
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Examples of HUBRIS
- When conceived it was a project of almost unimaginable boldness and foolhardiness, requiring great bravura, risking great hubris. —Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman, 1998
- If you were born Somewhere, hubris would come easy. But if you are Nowhere's child, hubris is an import, pride a thing you decide to acquire. —Sarah Vowell, GQ, May 1998
- … our belief in democracy regardless of local conditions amounts to cultural hubris. —Robert D. Kaplan, Atlantic, December 1997
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Origin of HUBRIS
Greek hybris
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