arrogance

It’s not a new lesson, but it never stops being relevant: History has a tendency to punish great nations for their arrogance.

Hubris is the defensive arrogance designed to eclipse, disavow and compensate for any perceived “feminine” weakness.

In a toxic mix with the arrogance of power.

The IDF's failure to grasp what was happening was down to “a lot of arrogance”, says Gen Ziv, the thought that “Hamas wouldn’t attack, wouldn’t dare, and that even if so, they are not capable”.

He trashed the Spanish crown for its “arrogance” in not responding to a letter he sent the king demanding an apology for the colonial invasion of Mexico.