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overconfidence

[ oh-ver-kon-fi-duhns ]

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noun

the quality of having an unrealistically high opinion of one’s own judgment, ability, powers, etc.:
Underestimating the enemy can induce laziness and encourage overconfidence.
Psychologists have determined that overconfidence causes people to overestimate their ability to control events and underestimate risks.

We were struck by the parallels between overconfident polls and overconfidence in human judgment.

The trouble comes from overconfidence in their effectiveness.

It seems like overconfidence is one of the big targets of Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Those fresh-faced, freshly minted millionaires are now paying the price for that overconfidence.

Anderson pointed out that despite the dangers of overconfidence, it does makes some sense to follow confident people in general.

These developments certainly point to a rising sense of confidence, perhaps even overconfidence, among the Chinese.

Cain was the kind who would try such a crazy stunt, alone, with such supreme overconfidence in his own muscle power.

The fatal overconfidence in the backwoods county was settled upon as the cause of the disaster.

I am not ashamed to confess that I cried over the loss of this poor little victim of overconfidence in human beings.

But that gentleman spoiled it all by his own overconfidence.

Neglect of this or overconfidence has caused many disasters.

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