HUBRIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Overbearing pride or presumption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hubris" is a kind of...):

arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)

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