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
Someone as skilled as Rakhmonov is likely to make his opponent pay for that type of hubris and recklessness.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Too many of them were sure that the hubris and folly of his reluctant exit from the Presidency had destroyed him politically.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
But can Microsoft really avoid the hubris that set it so far back before?
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Its title became virtually synonymous with Tinseltown excess and hubris.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Too many of them were sure that the hubris and folly of his reluctant exit from the Presidency had destroyed him politically.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
But can Microsoft really avoid the hubris that set it so far back before?
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Its title became virtually synonymous with Tinseltown excess and hubris.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hubris
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubris
Noun
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The bathroom itself looks a lot like its counterpart and has a shower, a small vanity sink, and a flushing toilet, as well as some more storage.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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Here, garland drapes over each medicine cabinet and fills a small bowl on the vanity top, adding punches of color and festivity without being too literal.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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But most of his guests were his adult children, beaming with pride as their father readied himself to rock the stage.Touré, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Remind your child that your pride and acceptance are unconditional and that the team is behind them no matter what.Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Hubris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubris. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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