1. of, relating to, or characterized by hybris (excessive pride or arrogance, especially toward the gods or fate)
Usage: literary; formal; often used in classical or mythological contexts

Examples

• The king's hybristic refusal to acknowledge the gods led to his downfall.
• Her hybristic confidence that she could never fail blinded her to obvious dangers.
• The ancient Greeks warned against hybristic behavior that angered the divine powers.
• His hybristic assumption of superiority over his rivals proved to be his undoing.
• The play explores the hybristic nature of ambition unchecked by wisdom.