hubris

🇺🇸 /ˈhjuːbrɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhjuːbrɪs/
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noun
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being too confident in a way that is disrespectful to others or to the rules.

His failure was a result of his hubris, as he believed he was unbeatable.

translation

n. being too confident in a way that is disrespectful to others or to the rules.

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Plural hubriss