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overconfident

[oh-ver-kon-fi-duh nt]
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adjective
  1. too confident.

Origin of overconfident

First recorded in 1610–20; over- + confident
Related formso·ver·con·fi·dence, nouno·ver·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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cocksure, brash, arrogant, reckless, heedless.
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Examples from the Web for over-confident

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  • "You're not a man to be over-confident, Foyle," he explained.

    The Grell Mystery

    Frank Froest

  • The over-confident man is a23 menace to himself and to others.

    Learning to Fly

    Claude Grahame-White

  • We do not know enough about the navigation of the air to be in the least over-confident.

    Learning to Fly

    Claude Grahame-White

  • Unfortunately, Yusuf was just as over-confident as Rashed had been.

    The Life of Gordon, Volume II

    Demetrius Charles Boulger

  • Yale was over-confident; Harvard was hopeful, but filled with fears.

    Frank Merriwell's Races

    Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for over-confident

overconfident

adjective
  1. excessively confident
Derived Formsoverconfidence, noun
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Word Origin and History for over-confident

adj.

1610s, from over- + confident. Related: Overconfidently.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper