Definition of Overconfidence

1. Noun. Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant.

Exact synonyms: Certitude, Cocksureness
Generic synonyms: Certainty
Derivative terms: Cocksure, Overconfident

Definition of Overconfidence

1. n. Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.

Definition of Overconfidence

1. Noun. An excessive degree of confidence ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overconfidence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overconfidence

overcomplicated
overcomplicates
overcomplicating
overcomplication
overcomplications
overcompress
overcompressed
overcompresses
overcompressing
overcompression
overconcentrated
overconcern
overconcerned
overconcerning
overconcerns
overconfidence (current term)
overconfidences
overconfident
overconfidently
overconnected
overconscientious
overconscious
overconsolidated
overconstrain
overconstrained
overconstraining
overconstrains
overconstruct
overconstructed
overconstructs

Literary usage of Overconfidence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Short History of the United States by John Spencer Bassett (1913)
"overconfidence OF THE FEDERALISTS Adams's attitude toward France has the approval of posterity, ("nfortunately, his political principles were as narrow as ..."

2. The Campaign of 1815: Ligny: Quatre-Bras: Waterloo by William O'Connor Morris (1900)
"... subject— Napoleon at Fleurus the night of the 16th—Exultation of the French army after the victory of Ligny—overconfidence and negligence—The retreat of ..."

3. Investment and Speculation: A Description of the Modern Money Market and by Thomas Conway, Albert William Atwood (1914)
"overconfidence.—Lastly, then, is the mistake of over- confidence, ... overconfidence leads the speculator to "average" a losing position which almost always ..."

4. The Founder of Mormonism: A Psychological Study of Joseph Smith, Jr. (1903)
"... and overconfidence, he was not always unsuccessful in the curative art. Circumstances did not always get the better of him; within ten years he had ..."

5. Editorials from The Washington Post, 1917-1920 by Ira Elbert Bennett (1921)
"Keep the End in Sight THE country seems to be in for another fit of depression, which may be ascribed to an overdose of overconfidence followed by a shock ..."

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