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Meaning of Hubris | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhjuːbɹɪs

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الكبرياء غطرسة
Български арогантност
Català arrogància
Dansk hybris overmod
Ελληνικά ύβρις
Esperanto orgojlo
Español desmesura hibris hubris hybris soberbia
Français hubris hybris
हिन्दी ग़ुरूर दंभ
Magyar gőg
Bahasa Indonesia keangkuhan
Íslenska hroki ofdramb
日本語 不遜 傲慢 自惚れ
한국어 거만 오만
Kurdî gog
Nederlands hoogmoed hybris kapsones
Polski pycha
Português húbris
Română hybris
Русский высокомерие
Српски gordost uho гордост
Svenska hybris
Українська зарозумі́лість

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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