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over-confident

o·ver-con·fi·dent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver kon-fi-duh nt]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈkɒn fɪ dənt/
    • /ˈəʊvə(r) ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver kon-fi-duh nt]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈkɒn fɪ dənt/

Definition of over-confident word

  • adjective over-confident too confident. 1

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Origin of over-confident

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Over-confident

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

over-confident 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 62% 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.

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