March 5, 2012, 12:03 am hubris •\ˈhyü-brəs\• noun : overbearing pride or presumption The word hubris has appeared in 175 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Sept. 14 in the music review "Just Name That Tune: He'll Sing It" by Stephen Holden: A performer of boundless confidence, charm and good humor but with a less-than-photographic musical memory singing karaoke without a teleprompter: that would describe Gregory Charles, the 43-year-old Canadian singer and pianist who gave two shows at the Café Carlyle on Saturday. When I arrived at the club to learn that Mr. Charles was performing an all-request, completely improvised live concert, I dreaded having to endure what sounded like a foolish exercise in pop hubris. But as the nostalgic hit parade proceeded, trepidation gave way to intermittent enjoyment. Learn more about the word "hubris" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary.com dictionary.