Meanings
comparative more hubrid · superlative most hubrid
- rareSynonym of hubristic (“overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner”).
Of calculatingly unprincipled / Surrender to hubrid incompetence
2011, Constancio Sulapas Asumen, Flirting with Misadventures: Escapades of an Exotic Life, Friesen Press, page 1432 more examples
Showing off for him, for all of them, not out of hubris — hubris? him? what did he have to be hubrid about?
1991, Stanley Enlkin, The MacGuffin, Linden Press, page 173And if it's true, maybe it doesn't only concern NLP trainers.. have you met novices in any other fields, some seem to adopt a hubrid belief of their own skills.. just a thought.
28 February 2002, Daniel Busk, “dear Pat, read this..”, in alt.psychology.nlp (Usenet)Synonyms: hubristic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of hubristic (“overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner”).
Origin
- Ancient Greekὕβρις“insolence, sexual outrage”
- Englishhubrid
From hubris + -id (suffix forming adjectives). Hubris is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”).
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hubrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hubrid
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