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hybristic

Syllables: hy·bris·ticUK/haɪˈbɹɪstɪk/

hybristic is the alternative form of hubristic.

Meaning of hubristic

Adjective

hubristic (comparative more hubristic, superlative most hubristic)

  1. 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...

Forms of hybristic

comparativemore hybristic
superlativemost hybristic

Words that rhyme with hybristic

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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

  1. hybridomas
  2. hybridomata
  3. hybridous
  4. hybrids
  5. hybris
  6. hybristic
  7. hybristophile
  8. hybristophiles
  9. hybristophilia
  10. hycanthone
  11. hycean

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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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