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
What emerges is a portrait of Stanton not as a paragon of feminism but as a deeply peculiar person—one whose combination of vision and hubris happened to change history.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
My main issue is the hubris of it all — and the people who enabled it.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Had all those court cases and public disgraces dampened his hubris?
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
How many soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and innocent bystanders must die or be horribly wounded to satisfy our hubris?
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
My main issue is the hubris of it all — and the people who enabled it.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Had all those court cases and public disgraces dampened his hubris?
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
How many soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and innocent bystanders must die or be horribly wounded to satisfy our hubris?
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubris
Noun
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Xiarhos says this time around feels different because of a special new Massachusetts vanity license plate that benefits K-9s and their caretakers.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Accessories include vanity bags, bowling bags and thong sandals.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More accurately, these failings are arrogance and incompetence.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Listen to Martyr Khamenei's words on why Islamic governments and nations must stand united and fight the US arrogance in the region.—
Steven Stalinsky,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Drop your ego, keep the accountability, and focus on improvement.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a curiosity divested of ego.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kendra, for Joseph, for the whole family, wake up and repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them, get things right in their family.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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If festive pride persists, it is no longer connected to a country, empire, culture, or race, but the unique traditions of individual municipalities, pitted against one another in fierce but friendly, sportsmanlike rivalries.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hubris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubris. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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