Question

select the word that means a great or foolish pride or overconfidence.
in april 1912, the great ship titanic collided with an iceberg and sank. the disaster was caused and compounded by a succession of human errors. many of these blunders were the result of hubris, which led people to incorrectly incorrectly believe that the ship was unsinkable. investigations after the accident revealed that the managing director of white star, the shipping line that owned titanic, had ordered the captain to maintain a high speed in an effort to reach new york in record time. the ships lookouts, who were supposed to watch for hazards, lacked binoculars. and, of course, many lives were lost because of the failure to provide enough lifeboats for all the ships passengers.

Explanation:

The text mentions that the disaster was compounded by human errors, many of which were due to "hubris" that made people wrongly believe the ship was unsinkable. Hubris means excessive pride or self - confidence.

Answer:

Hubris