hybristic
Syllables: hy·bris·ticUK/haɪˈbɹɪstɪk/
hybristic is the alternative form of hubristic.
Meaning of hubristic
Adjective
hubristic (comparative more hubristic, superlative most hubristic)
- Of or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
- Everyone who has experienced the hubristic qualities of the Tufted race, and its satellites, will cordially sympathize with this sentiment of an orderly and industrious undergraduate [i.e. William Ewart Gladstone].1831 (date written), George W[illiam] E[rskine] Russell, quoting an anonymous letter-writer, “Birth, Parentage, and Education”, in Stuart J. Reid, editor, The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone...
- Synonyms:
- hubrid, hubristical, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent
- Antonyms:
- unhubristic, abased, demure, diffident, humble, humble-hearted, low, lowly, meek, mild
Forms of hybristic
| comparative | more hybristic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hybristic |
Words that rhyme with hybristic
- artistic
- autistic
- characteristic
- atavistic
- ballistic
- heuristic
- linguistic
- pessimistic
- realistic
- cystic
- futuristic
- histic
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- holistic
- hypocoristic
- mystic
- optimistic
- activistic
- allistic
- altruistic
- cannibalistic
- criminalistic
- economistic
- epiphenomenalistic
- fistic
- heteroantagonistic
- hubristic
- infinitistic
- isoantagonistic
- jingoistic
- journalistic
- librettistic
- malistic
- mistic
- navalistic
- paralinguistic
- pistic
- retrofuturistic
- spiritistic
- supercalifragilistic
- surrealistic
- unartistic
Questions about hybristic
- What is hybristic the alternative form of?
- Hybristic is the alternative form of hubristic.
- How do you pronounce hybristic?
- Hybristic is pronounced /haɪˈbɹɪstɪk/ (UK).
Words near hybristic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hybristic (page history and authors); hubristic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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