hubris
[ hyoo-bris, hoo- ]
/ ˈhyu brɪs, ˈhu- /
noun
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
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, adjective non·hu·bris·tic, adjective un·hu·bris·tic, adjectiveWords nearby hubris
hubel,
hubert,
hubertusburg,
hubli,
hubli-dharwad,
hubris,
huckaback,
huckery,
huckle,
huckleberry,
huckleberry finn
Example sentences from the Web for hubristic
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 BEASTHubristic 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 BEASTThe italicized phrase isn't exactly a hallmark of the sort of hubristic soothsayer Abrams seems to describe.
British Dictionary definitions for hubristic
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, adjectiveWord Origin for hubris
C19: from Greek