Hubris: Difference between revisions

'''Hubris''' Exaggerated pride or self confidence.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hubris].This word has its origins from the Greek word ''hybris''.<ref  name="Hybris">''Encyclopedia Britannica, research starters'',Ebscohost, viewed 13 April 2014 </ref> In modern times the word ''hubris'' is often used in a negative sense but that has not always been the case.<ref name="Hubris" />In ancient Greece, especially during the classical period, hubris was an indictment against the accused person and was by definition a violent criminal act against another person with the purpose of shaming them.<ref name="Hubris" />.