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over-confidence

o·ver-con·fi·dence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver kon-fi-duh ns]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈkɒn fɪ dəns/
    • /ˈəʊvə(r) ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver kon-fi-duh ns]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈkɒn fɪ dəns/

Definition of over-confidence word

  • adjective over-confidence too confident. 1
Just one definition for over-confidence

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Origin of over-confidence

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; over- + confident

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Over-confidence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-confidence

over-confidence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for over-confidence

adverb over-confidence

  • ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • cockily — in a cocky manner
  • conceitedly — having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
All 3 Synonyms of over-confidence

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