Reposted by Geheimrat
I feel the need to note, hubris is *really commonly* misused in English.-
Hubris (ὕβρις) is not just arrogance or pride, but rather it is an *action* (there's a verb, ῠ̔βρῐ́ζω) - an insult or affront to an equal or superior designed to humiliate them which is born out of excessive arrogance or pride.
Hubris (ὕβρις) is not just arrogance or pride, but rather it is an *action* (there's a verb, ῠ̔βρῐ́ζω) - an insult or affront to an equal or superior designed to humiliate them which is born out of excessive arrogance or pride.
April 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I feel the need to note, hubris is *really commonly* misused in English.-
Hubris (ὕβρις) is not just arrogance or pride, but rather it is an *action* (there's a verb, ῠ̔βρῐ́ζω) - an insult or affront to an equal or superior designed to humiliate them which is born out of excessive arrogance or pride.
Hubris (ὕβρις) is not just arrogance or pride, but rather it is an *action* (there's a verb, ῠ̔βρῐ́ζω) - an insult or affront to an equal or superior designed to humiliate them which is born out of excessive arrogance or pride.