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OVERCONFIDENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Synonyms:
certitude; cocksureness; overconfidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("overconfidence" is a kind of...):
certainty (the state of being certain)
Derivation:
overconfident (marked by excessive confidence)