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hu·bris 
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| excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. |
Also, hybris.
Compare sophrosyne.
[Origin: 1880–85; < Gk hýbris insolence]
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hu·bris·tic, adjective
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hubris
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n. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: "There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris" (McGeorge Bundy). [Greek, excessive pride, wanton violence; see ud- in Indo-European roots.] hu·bris'tic (-brĭs'tĭk) adj., hu·bris'tic·al·ly adv. |
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hubris
1884, from Gk. hybris "wanton violence, insolence, outrage," originally "presumption toward the gods," of unknown origin.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| hubris | |
noun | |
| overbearing pride or presumption |
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