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hubris

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hubris, hybris
(in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin


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These are the front-line workers who kept the business going as Sir Fred brought the bank down in a blaze of hubris.
Pay up Fred; Lesley Roberts STRAIGHT TO THE POINT by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
We can lead a strong European foreign policy or, lost in hubris nostalgia or xenophobia, watch our influence in the world wane.
Miliband: UK must forge strong foreign policy by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
Byline: JD DANDY WARHOLS The Dandy Warhols Are Sound (Beat The World) FROM the bad pun of their name to their constant referencing of the Velvet Underground, hubris has perhaps always been the Dandys' greatest talent.
DANDY WARHOLS The Dandy Warhols [...] by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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