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Overconfidence   /ˌoʊvərkˈɑnfɪdəns/   Listen
Overconfidence

noun
1.
Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant.  Synonyms: certitude, cocksureness.





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"Overconfidence" Quotes from Famous Books



... all about your old home," he said, with an air of overconfidence to conceal his nervousness; "and we must show you about London a bit; it's a tidy ...
— At Love's Cost • Charles Garvice
... was ill. Either she had taken cold or been too much excited, or, in the overconfidence of her recovery, some slight neglect had occurred—some trifle which nobody thinks of till afterward, and which yet proves the fatal cause, "the ...
— Mistress and Maid • Dinah Craik (aka: Miss Mulock)


Words linked to "Overconfidence" :   certainty, overconfident


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