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hubris

/ˈhjuːbɹɪs/

Meanings
noun

Soberbia, arrogancia

Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

Examples :

"The student's hubris, believing he knew everything, led him to ignore his teacher's advice. "
La soberbia del estudiante, creyendo que lo sabía todo, lo llevó a ignorar el consejo de su profesor.
character philosophy attitude mythology religion theology literature moral soul emotion mind

Related Words

Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

Creer

"I believe there are faeries."

Creo que hay hadas.

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

Profesor, maestro

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

La maestra de mi hija es muy amable y servicial.

Illustration pride

pride noun

/pɹaɪd/

Orgullo, soberbia, vanidad

"Her pride prevented her from asking for help on the project, even though she was struggling. "

Su orgullo le impidió pedir ayuda con el proyecto, a pesar de que estaba luchando.

Illustration presumption

presumption noun

/prɪˈzʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/ /pɹiˈzʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/

Presunción, suposición

"My presumption that everyone would be at the meeting was wrong; several people were absent. "

Mi presunción de que todos estarían en la reunión era incorrecta; varias personas estaban ausentes.

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

Originalmente, inicialmente

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Originalmente, este papel era blanco, pero con los años se ha amarilleado por la edad.

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Excesivo, excesivo

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Poner un vibrato amplio en una sola nota de corchea con tresillo a 160 pulsaciones por minuto parece bastante excesivo.

Illustration arrogance

arrogance noun

/ˈæɹ.oʊ.ɡəns/

Arrogancia, soberbia

"His arrogance made it hard for him to work with others on the project. "

Su arrogancia le dificultó trabajar con otros en el proyecto.

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

Estudiante

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

Todo

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Revisé la lista de nuevo y todo está hecho.

Illustration advice

advice noun

/ədˈvaɪs/ /ædˈvaɪs/

Consejo

"She was offered various piece of advice on what to do with her new-found wealth."

Le ofrecieron varios consejos sobre qué hacer con su nueva riqueza.

Illustration ignore

ignore verb

/ɪɡˈnɔː/ /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/

Ignorar, hacer caso omiso a

"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."

Un problema ignorado es un problema duplicado.

Illustration toward

toward adjective

/tɘ.ˈwoːd/ /tə.ˈwɔːd/ /tʊ.ˈwɔɹd/

Dócil, dispuesto a aprender

"My younger sister is very toward; she learns new things quickly and easily. "

Mi hermana menor es muy dócil; aprende cosas nuevas rápida y fácilmente.