Complete Definition of "hubris"

was wotd|2006|July|30
English
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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�β�ι� �insolence�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�hju:brɪs/ (RP & US)
audio|en-us-hubris.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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  1. Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

Translations

Danish: hybris, overmod
Finnish: t-|fi|hybris
Kurdish: t|ku|quretî f, t|ku|pozbilindî f
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Portuguese: t+|pt|hubris
Russian: в��окоме�ие
Spanish: hibris, hybris
Swedish: t-|sv|hybris

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