# hubris

Pronunciation: say "HYOO-bris" /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/

## Noun

1. Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance, originally the kind shown toward the gods.
   - Simple: Pride that goes too far, or being much too sure of yourself. At first it meant pride toward the gods.
   - _The CEO's hubris led him to dismiss every warning from his own engineers._
   - _Critics saw sheer hubris in the senator's promise to end the war in a week._

## Origin

From Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris, "insolence, outrage").

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