hubris

overbearing pride or presumption

The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtine

Greek hybris, arrogance

“It was a hateful smile of hubris against him and all his male counterparts to whom a woman, and a female to a lesser degree, supplicated herself.”

— Steven David Justin Sills, Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America

Marcus, the best sushi chef in Copenhagen, boasted his skills louder than his rice. "No one can beat my wasabi!" he proclaimed. One night, a tiny sushi-loving troll challenged him. Hubris blinded Marcus, but the troll’s sneaky roll made his wasabi taste like soap—end of hubris, start of humility.

At the annual Hyderabad food festival, Leo, with his trophy-winning dish, walked past the spice market stalls, ignoring the whispers and admiring glances. As he crossed a wet cobblestone near Charminar, his smirk of hubris froze when his foot slipped, sending him sprawling into a basket of saffron threads.

“The aulos was picked up by the satyr Marsyas, who was later killed by Apollo for his hubris.”