excessive pride or self-confidence overbearing pride or presumption arrogance excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy arrogant presumption or pride. à¦à¦¦à§à¦§à¦¤à§à¦¯ arrogance, insolence, hubris, pride, hauteur, impertinence à¦à¦¯à¦¥à¦¾ à¦à¦°à§à¦¬ hubris. overbearing pride or presumption Bill Clinton was criticized for his hubris, since he believed he could get away with anything once in the White House excessive pride or self-confidence. \\"the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s\\" synonyms: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity, self-importance, self-conceit, pomposity, vanity. definition of Hubris an excess of confidence; having too much pride and personal worth Examples of Hubris in a sentence The leader of the cult had so much hubris he believed the government would never be able to capture him. Although the priest had taken a vow to help others, his own personal judgment was blinded by hubris. Since Cynthia won the beauty pageant, she has allowed her hubris to turn into arrogance. Most politicians are so inflated by their own hubris they cannot understand the needs of their communities. Eventually, his hubris would be his downfall. Filled with hubris, the rabbit lost the race to the turtle. Feeling unbeatable because of her hubris, Carolyn did not prepare well for the contest and lost. Don\\'t let your hubris cost you friends! Although Michael won over twenty Olympic medals, his hubris did not isolate him from the other athletes. Overcome by hubris, the teenager pulled a gun on the six police officers.