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
But good list-making requires hubris, constraint.
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
But revenge and deadly violence tear down all the facades, confronting the survivors with the results of their willful complicity, studied ignorance and hubris.
—The Know, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
Brian Schottenheimer has made his boss look good in his first season as an NFL head coach, but hubris and a 24-pack of YOLO came dangerously close to costing him, and his team, on Sunday.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Posing on top of an antique vanity and inside a wooden cabinet, Bieber cycled through a parade of sheer lace, see-through mesh, and strappy designs in shades of red, black, pink, and cream.—
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Store liquids—such as lotion, makeup, perfumes, and skincare—on a tray to protect your vanity table or bathroom cabinet.—
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Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach take turns transforming into floating marketplaces — docks converted to catwalks, hulls polished to reflective arrogance, sales reps who can quote fuel burn like yacht owners care about costs.—
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College football is awash in problems, including the Big Ten’s unrivaled arrogance, and its never-ending list of demands that would make Notre Dame blush.—
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Great art is impossible without some measure of ego.—
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But a talent for massaging egos is the most desirable strength.—
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Once home to countless cultural celebrations, the park embodies Widman’s legacy of arts, equity and community pride.—
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To appear earnest, eager, or uncool in exchange for a chance at something real is to give someone power over your heart, pride, and time.—
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“Hubris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubris. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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