overconfident

[ oh-ver-kon-fi-duhnt ]
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adjective
  1. too confident.

Origin of overconfident

1
First recorded in 1610–20; over- + confident

Other words for overconfident

Other words from overconfident

  • o·ver·con·fi·dence, noun
  • o·ver·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

Words Nearby overconfident

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How to use overconfident in a sentence

  • Numerous incidents of a similar nature had made us overconfident.

  • The preliminary encounter was a mortifying experience for the sextet of overconfident youth.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
  • Either someone slipped up in his briefing, or the Reds are overconfident and don't care about the rules.

    The Time Traders | Andre Norton
  • We don't want him to get clawed by going forward in foolishly overconfident forays.

    Pieces of Hate | Heywood Broun
  • "The French are always something overconfident and boastful, I think," said Corinne gravely.

    French and English | Evelyn Everett-Green

British Dictionary definitions for overconfident

overconfident

/ (ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt) /


adjective
  1. excessively confident

Derived forms of overconfident

  • overconfidence, noun

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