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hubris, hybris (in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Don't be surprised when McConnell expands his hubristic miscalculations to a national stage. Panic mounts when the hubristic leader, Juno, confesses she has led the group astray; this isn't actually the cave they set out to explore (and where park rangers might mount a search), but another cave altogether, uncharted and unknown. Yet the hubristic pleasure of taking on and taming nature through unsuitable or unsustainable development is still deprecssingly in evidence. |
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