overconfidence
/oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/
overconfidence noun: an excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
Noun
overconfidence (usually uncountable, plural overconfidences)
- An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
- My case is, as I have told you, almost complete; but we must not err on the side of over-confidence.1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, page 89
- Yet United may have paid the price for overconfidence as they completely lost their concentration after 10 minutes to let Wolves back in.2011 May 2, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC
overconfidence meaning in Tamil and Bengali
overconfidence in Tamil
- மட்டுமீறிய தன்னம்பிக்கை
overconfidence in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত, অযৌক্তিক আত্মবিশ্বাস
Forms of overconfidence
| plural | overconfidences |
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Origin of overconfidence
From over- + confidence.
Questions about overconfidence
- What does overconfidence mean?
- Overconfidence means an excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
- What is overconfidence in Tamil?
- Overconfidence in Tamil is மட்டுமீறிய தன்னம்பிக்கை. See Overconfidence meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is overconfidence?
- Overconfidence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce overconfidence?
- Overconfidence is pronounced /oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/ (US).
- What is the plural of overconfidence?
- The plural of overconfidence is overconfidences.
Words near overconfidence in the dictionary
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