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hubris n

Hubris means excessive pride or self-confidence. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of hubris

  • excessive pride or self-confidence

Usage examples of hubris

The general’s hubris led him to invade without enough supplies because he believed he could not lose.

His hubris made him ignore the engineers who warned that the bridge design was unsafe.

Critics said the startup failed from hubris: its founders assumed customers would buy anything they built.

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