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overconfident

[ oh-ver-kon-fi-duhnt ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˈkɒn fɪ dənt /
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adjective

too confident.

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RELATED WORDS

self-assured, composed, sure, gutsy, pushy, certain, audacious, confident, self-confident, unflappable, poised, brash, presumptuous, careless, cocky, reckless, foolhardy, rude, pretentious, smug

Nearby words

overcome, overcommit, overcompensate, overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident, overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection, overcritical, overcrop

Origin of overconfident

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

overconfident

/ (ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt) /

adjective

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

over-confident

adj.

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

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