hubris

noun

Definition of hubrisnext
as in vanity
formal + literary an excessive or foolish amount of belief in oneself or one's own abilities His failure was brought on by his hubris.

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Recent Examples of hubris Over the course of Gulliver’s four voyages to fantastical lands, Swift gives the reader wild and varied depictions of political corruption and human hubris. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Use of computer modeling Building a jet meant to defy decades of acoustic limits requires equal parts hubris and hyper-precise computer modeling. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 But the film co-signs it with a strangely gung-ho spirit, as Chin — himself a father of two — joins the mission with scant discussion of the potential hubris of this decision. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Westworld is a sci-fi classic about human hubris and technology gone rogue, but one its most significant contributions to cinema can be seen in Halloween. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubris
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  1. vanity
  2. arrogance
  3. ego
  4. pride
Noun
  • My suite was beyond spacious, with a full entryway with desk and wetbar giving way to a seating area; large, plush bed; then a closet and vanity area leading into a massive bathroom—which had a full soaking tub and two pedestal sinks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • HomePop Clover Shaped Ottoman A decorative pouf can wear many hats—vanity seating, an extra chair for company, or even a foot stool in lieu of a chaise.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This standalone novel looks at the cult of celebrity, the bond among parents and children, entitlement and arrogance, all wrapped into a tightly wound plot that’s an evocative historical steeped in the Great Depression.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • For Weinberg, learning from those failures requires putting ego aside and taking an honest look at what went wrong—and what worked.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • His ego is in exact inverse proportion to Ilya’s, which is part of what makes Garfield and Borisov play so beautifully off each other.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ego
Noun
  • Kalhammer’s Bowery Nation, which could have given its name to the exhibition, conveys the show’s intensely personal civic pride—its Campanilismo.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The new foursome watched with pride two months later as the Artemis II astronauts flew around the moon.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of pride

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“Hubris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubris. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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