[word-lover] 【整理】2016-05-09 How to Use a Word

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Today's word is hubris, spelled HUBRIS.

Hubris is a noun that means exaggerated pride or self-confidence. Here is the word used in a sentence by Doris Kearns Goodwin speaking on The Charlie Rose Show.

"I think confidence is one of the most important qualities that you need in a leader - self-assurance. But at times confidence can shade over into arrogance and even hubris."

English picked up both the concept of hubris and the term for that particular brand of cockiness from the ancient Greeks, who considered hubris a dangerous character flaw capable of provoking the wrath of the gods. In classical Greek tragedy, hubris was often a fatal shortcoming that brought about the fall of the tragic hero. Typically, overconfidence led the hero to attempt to overstep the boundaries of human limitations and assume a godlike status, and the gods inevitably humbled the offender with a sharp reminder of his or her mortality.

I'm Peter Sokolowski with your humble Word of the Day.

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