overconfident

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22
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26
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13
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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

Definition of overconfident

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Too confident.
    “The downturn triggered by putting everyday life on hold to halt the infection should, we were told, be V-shaped: a shock, but one from which we’d soon bounce back. Like many comforting predictions in the early days of this pandemic, that is beginning to look alarmingly over-confident.”
    “By propagating a "reality distortion field"—that is, mesmerizing potential employees, investors, and strategic partners so they focus on a startup's world-changing potential rather than on its real-world risks—overconfident and charismatic founders in particular are able to persuade people to commit resources under terms favorable to their new venture.”
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adj

  1. Too confident.
    “The downturn triggered by putting everyday life on hold to halt the infection should, we were told, be V-shaped: a shock, but one from which we’d soon bounce back. Like many comforting predictions in the early days of this pandemic, that is beginning to look alarmingly over-confident.”
    “By propagating a "reality distortion field"—that is, mesmerizing potential employees, investors, and strategic partners so they focus on a startup's world-changing potential rather than on its real-world risks—overconfident and charismatic founders in particular are able to persuade people to commit resources under terms favorable to their new venture.”
  2. (also, sometimes)Too confident.
    “Near-synonyms: insolent, conceited, foolhardy, cocky”

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Etymology

From over- + confident.

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