hubris
noun
hu·bris
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Definition of hubris
: exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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Other Words from hubris
hubristic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of hubris in a Sentence
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
His failure was brought on by his hubris.
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Every once in a while, the hubris and pretension of undergraduate student theater leads to something great. — Adam Green, Vogue, "Hamilton’s Thomas Kail Returns to His Improv Roots with Freestyle Love Supreme," 10 Sep. 2019 Gary Hukriede, White Bear Lake City doesn’t know best The hubris of Mayor Carter and the City Council pales in comparison to that of the President, but few others match it. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: FYI to new students: This state needs better accountants," 1 Sep. 2019 Much of the controversy about gene drives has centered on the practicality (and hubris) of using them to control dangerous insect pests, since insects were about the only animals in which gene drives had been shown to work. — Quanta Magazine, "Gene Drives Work in Mice (if They’re Female)," 27 Aug. 2019 Some of the biggest deals in music business history have hinged on hubris. — Bill Werde, Billboard, "What's the End Game? Why Taylor Swift's Plan to Re-Record Her Old Albums is So Perplexing (Guest Column)," 26 Aug. 2019 Mahaffy doesn’t completely sell the scientist’s amoral hubris, however, and the parallels between Creature and creator are not fully realized. — Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times, "Review: In ‘Frankenstein’ at A Noise Within, a harrowing performance pulses with humanity," 23 Aug. 2019 All seem apt parables for contemporary hubris about reengineering the climate. — Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 22 July 2019 Only time will tell whether that confidence is hubris or not. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "Google shows off Stadia streaming games: Cyberpunk 2077, Mortal Kombat 11, and more," 19 Aug. 2019 No character on the show more vividly skewers the hubris of the 1%. — Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, "‘Succession’ Recap, S2E1: ‘Blood in the Water’," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hubris.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hubris
hubris
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hubris
formal + literary
: a great or foolish amount of pride or confidence
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