hubristic

English

Alternative forms

• hybristic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑβριστικός (hubristikós), equivalent to hubris +‎ -tic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hyo͞o'-brĭsʹ-tĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌhjuː.ˈbɹɪs.tɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪstɪk

Adjective

hubristic (comparative more hubristic, superlative most hubristic)

1. Of, or relating to hubris; overly arrogant.
2. Displaying hubris (as a personality characteristic).
   • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine‎^[1]:

     Musk is easily cast as a hubristic supervillain, lumped in with the tech bros and space playboys, for whom money is scorekeeping and rockets are the ultimate toy. But he’s different: he’s a manufacturing magnate—moving metal, not bytes.

Derived terms

• hubristically

Translations

overly arrogant

• Finnish: ylimielinen (fi), uhmakas (fi)
• German: überheblich (de), großtuerisch, anmaßend (de)
• Hungarian: pimasz (hu), szemtelen (hu), pökhendi (hu)
• Indonesian: hubristik
• Spanish: prepotente (es), jactancioso (es)

displaying hubris

• Finnish: hybristinen, ylimielinen (fi)
• Hungarian: önhitt (hu), pökhendi (hu)