define hubris
illustration for John Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave DorÃ© (1866).The spiritual descent of Lucifer into Satan is one of the most famous examples of hubris. Hubris (/ËhjuËbrÉªs/, also hybris, from ancient Greek á½Î²ÏÎ¹Ï) describes a personality quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous over-confidence.