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HUBRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overbearing pride or presumption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hubris" is a kind of...):
arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)