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OVERCONFIDENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overconfident mean?
• OVERCONFIDENT (adjective)
The adjective OVERCONFIDENT has 1 sense:
1. marked by excessive confidence
Familiarity information: OVERCONFIDENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by excessive confidence
Synonyms:
cocksure; overconfident; positive
Context example:
the less he knows the more positive he gets
Similar:
confident (having or marked by confidence or assurance)
Derivation:
overconfidence (total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant)
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