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- Dictionaryhubris/ˈh(j)uːbrɪs/
noun
- 1. excessive pride or self-confidence: "the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s"
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Hubris (from 'pride, insolence, outrage'), or less frequently hybris, describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, often in combination with (or synonymous with) arrogance. The term arrogance comes from the Latin , meaning "to feel that one has a right to demand certain attitudes and behaviors from other people". To arrogate means "to c... Wikipedia