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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHubris
/ˈhjuːbrɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Excessive pride or self-confidence, often leading to a person's downfall.
"He was blinded by his own hubris and failed to listen to the warnings."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris, "wanton violence, insolence, outrage"), of uncertain ultimate origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hubris" is said worldwide
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hybris
Transliteration: hybris
"Son hybris l'a conduit à sa perte."
Hubris
Transliteration: Hubris
"Seine Hubris führte schließlich zu seinem Untergang."
ubris
Transliteration: ubris
"La sua ubris fu la causa del suo fallimento."
hibris
Transliteration: hibris
"La hibris del dictador provocó una revuelta."
húbris
Transliteration: húbris
"A húbris do CEO resultou na falência da empresa."
अहंकार
Transliteration: ahankar
"उसकी अत्यधिक अहंकार ने उसका पतन किया।"
傲慢
Transliteration: àomàn
"他的傲慢最终导致了他的失败。"
오만
Transliteration: oman
"그의 오만이 결국 파멸을 불러왔다."
傲慢
Transliteration: gōman
"彼の傲慢さが破滅を招いた。"
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