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Definition of Overconfidence
1. Noun. Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant.
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
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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