ύβρις

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈivɾis/
• Hyphenation: ύ‧βρις

Noun

ύβρις • (ývris) f (plural ύβρεις)

1. (formal, archaic) insult, abuse (form of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)

   ξεστομίζω ύβρεις εναντίον κάποιου ― xestomízo ývreis enantíon kápoiou ― to utter insults to someone

2. (formal, archaic) insult, affront (open or intentional offense)

   Η εκλογή του Τραμπ αποτελεί ύβριν για τις ΗΠΑ.

   I eklogí tou Tramp apoteleí ývrin gia tis IPA.

   The election of Trump is an insult to the United States.

3. (formal, archaic) hubris (excessive pride, presumption or arrogance, especially toward the Ancient Greek gods)

Declension

declension of ύβρις

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	ύβρις •	ύβρεις •
genitive	ύβρεως •	ύβρεων •
accusative	ύβριν •	ύβρεις •
vocative	ύβρι •	ύβρεις •

Synonyms

• (abuse): βρισιά f (vrisiá)
• (affront): προσβολή f (prosvolí)

Related terms

• υβριστικός (yvristikós, “abusive, insulting”)

Related terms

• βρίζω (vrízo, “to insult, to curse”)
• βρισιά f (vrisiá, “insult, curse”)
• βρισίδι n (vrisídi, “slanging match”)

Further reading

• ύβρις on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el