Hubris

Noun CEFR B1

ˈhjuːbɹɪs

Definitions

Excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption, originally (Greek mythology) toward the gods.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldesmesura hibris hubrishybris soberbia

Françaishubris hybris

DeutschDunkel Hochmut HybrisSelbstgefälligkeit Selbstüberschätzung Überheblichkeit

29 more languages

العربيةالكبرياء غطرسة

Българскиарогантност

Bosanskigordost uho гордост

Catalàarrogància

Češtinaarogance namyšlenost

Danskhybris overmod

Ελληνικάύβρις

Esperantoorgojlo

Suomihybris uho ylimielisyys

Galegoarrogancia fachenda

हिन्दीग़ुरूर दंभ

Hrvatskigordost uho гордост

Magyargőg

Bahasa Indonesiakeangkuhan

Íslenskahroki ofdramb

Italianoarroganza insolenza supponenza

日本語不遜傲慢自惚れ

ქართულიმედიდურობა სიამაყე

한국어거만 오만

Kurdîgog

Македонскигорделивост надменост

Nederlandshoogmoed hybris kapsones

Polskipycha

Portuguêshúbris

Românăhybris

Русскийвысокомерие

Српскиgordost uho гордост

Svenskahybris

Українськазарозумі́лість

Examples

“Antitrust prosecutors target ⟳ big companies that exude hubris.”

“One would have ⟳ thought that even Trump, despite all his hubris and egotism, would know ⟳ better than to jump ⟳ feet first into America’s most sensitive issue ⟳: racial division.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

hubrist Hubristic Hubs Hübschmann hubshee hubshi

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