Hubris

hu·bris  (hybrs) also hy·bris (h-)n. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: mon·ster hu·bris  (mnstr  (hybrs)n.  Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance having structural defects or deformities; Newsweek Magazine

.         Monster Hubris

ter·mi·nal  syph·i·lit·ic  hu·bris  (tûrm-nl)  (sf-ltk) (hybrs)n   Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal:  Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance having structural defects or deformities caused by syphilitic liberal brain rot.   Vanity Fair Vanity Fair

Should Vanity Fair Be a Spelling Vigilante? Just as New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane is concerned whether his newspaper is printing lies or the truth, we here at V.F. are looking for reader input on whether and when Vanity Fair should spell “words” correctly in the stories we publish. One example: the word “maintenance” seems like it should only have one “a” in it. It should be “maintenence,” right? But it’s not. So is it our job as reporters and editors to spell it correctly? Another example: who decides “Michele Bachmann” should be spelled with one “l” in “Michele” and two “n”s in “Bachmann”? I’ve never seen it spelled like that in any other circumstance, so should we print it just because that’s how she spells it? I don’t know.