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hu·bris

/ˈ(h)yo͞obrəs/

noun

1. excessive pride or self-confidence.

   "the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s"

   Similar:

   arrogance

   conceit

   conceitedness

   haughtiness

   pride

   vanity

   self-importance

   self-conceit

   pomposity

   superciliousness

   feeling of superiority

   hauteur

   uppitiness

   big-headedness

   Opposite:

   modesty

   • (in Greek tragedy) excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.