overconfident
Americanadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- overconfidence noun
- overconfidently adverb
Etymology
Origin of overconfident
Example Sentences
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Let the many overconfident investors make hasty decisions.
From Barron's
Let the many overconfident investors make hasty decisions.
From Barron's
Thinking what we see is all there is one reason that we hold overly precise beliefs and become overconfident.
From Salon
He was either overconfident in his talent, or overcommitting to his blows.
From Los Angeles Times
If you quickly and self-assuredly answer “yes” to any of these questions, you are dangerously overconfident.
From Seattle Times
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