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The synonyms of “Hubris” are: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity, self-importance, pomposity, superciliousness, feeling of superiority
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hubris” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| arrogance | The quality of being arrogant. The arrogance of this man is astounding. |
| conceit | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. He was puffed up with conceit. |
| conceitedness | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride. |
| feeling of superiority | A physical sensation that you experience. |
| haughtiness | The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful. Her air of haughtiness. |
| pomposity | The quality of being pompous; self-importance. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity. |
| pride | The quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance. He swallowed his pride and asked for help. |
| self-importance | An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. |
| superciliousness | The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior. |
| vanity | Denoting a person or company publishing works at the author’s expense. A vanity press. |
| arrogance | Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. The arrogance of this man is astounding. |
| bravado | A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate. He possesses none of the classic wheeler dealer s casual bravado. |
| cocksure | Marked by excessive confidence. The cocksure golf prodigy from California. |
| conceit | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. The architect s brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree. |
| condescension | Affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank. I m treated with condescension. |
| crudity | A wild or unrefined state. He criticises the crudity of design. |
| displease | Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied. The tone of the letter displeased him. |
| dumb | Make dumb or unheard silence. A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue. |
| egoism | The theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality. |
| egotism | The fact of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. In his arrogance and egotism he underestimated Gill. |
| folly | Lack of good sense; foolishness. Trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly. |
| greed | Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins. The colonists greed for African land. |
| haughtiness | Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. Her air of haughtiness. |
| idiot | A person of subnormal intelligence. |
| ignorance | The lack of knowledge or education. He acted in ignorance of basic procedures. |
| imbecility | Retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot. |
| insanity | The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. It might be pure insanity to take this loan. |
| lunacy | Foolish or senseless behavior. Such an economic policy would be sheer lunacy. |
| narcissism | Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance. |
| ostentation | The pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress. The office was spacious but without any trace of ostentation. |
| pomposity | Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity. |
| pontificate | The government of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten week pontificate. |
| pride | The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards. He takes pride in his son s success. |
| proud | Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. Proud princes. |
| rudeness | Roughness or simplicity. Alice becomes disgusted by the rudeness of her three companions. |
| selfish | Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others. I joined them for selfish reasons. |
| selfishness | Stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others. An act of pure selfishness. |
| stupidity | A stupid mistake. A comedy of infantile stupidity. |
| vainglorious | Excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility. |
| vanity | Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup. A vanity press. |
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