overweening
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The playwrights of Athens dramatized the tragic tales of kings, including Xerxes of Persia, whose overweening ambitions led the rulers to ruin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The single-actor format and clever use of camerawork give visual expression to the novel’s themes of overweening egotism and existential dread.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
But what about Lara Trump whose desire to be a "star" is so overweening that you'd think even Donald Trump would cringe in embarrassment.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024
A former restaurant tycoon turned mercenary leader, Prigozhin was done in by some of his most famous traits—brazen imprudence, overweening self-confidence, and blithe gullibility toward his own P.R.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2023
So overweening, now they have killed my peaceful kine, my joy at morning when I climbed the sky of stars, and evening, when I bore westward from heaven.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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