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overconfidence

o·ver·con·fi·dent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-kon-fi-duh nt]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˈkɒn fɪ dənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-kon-fi-duh nt]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˈkɒn fɪ dənt/

Definitions of overconfidence word

  • adjective overconfidence too confident. 1
  • noun overconfidence An excessive degree of confidence. 1
See all 2 definitions of overconfidence

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Origin of overconfidence

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 Overconfidence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Overconfidence

overconfidence 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.
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Synonyms for overconfidence

noun overconfidence

  • bullish — On the stock market, if there is a bullish mood, prices are expected to rise. Compare bearish.
  • overoptimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • boldness — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
  • pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
  • nerve — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
All 48 Synonyms of overconfidence

Antonyms for overconfidence

noun overconfidence

  • caution — Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
  • care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
  • carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
  • cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
  • doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
All 15 Antonyms of overconfidence

Top questions with overconfidence

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  • what is the difference between confidence and overconfidence?

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