Etymology

From over- +‎ confidentCategory:English terms prefixed with over-#CONFIDENT.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈkɒnfɪdənt/Category:English 5-syllable words#OVERCONFIDENTCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#OVERCONFIDENT

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Adjective

overconfident (comparative more overconfident, superlative most overconfident)Category:English lemmas#OVERCONFIDENTCategory:English adjectives#OVERCONFIDENTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OVERCONFIDENTCategory:Pages with entries#OVERCONFIDENTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#OVERCONFIDENT

1. Too confident.

   Synonym: overweening

   Antonyms: underconfident, unconfident

   Coordinate terms: confident, self-assured

   • 2020 April 9, Gaby Hinsliff, “We used to moan about normal life, now our fear is we'll never get it back”, in The Guardian‎:

     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.

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   • 2021, Tom Eisenmann, Why Startups Fail, Crown, →ISBN, page 41:

     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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   1. (sometimes also, via understatement) Presumptuous, cocksure, rude, and disrespectful.

      Synonyms: overweening, arrogant

      Antonyms: underconfident, unconfident, meek, timid

      Near-synonyms: insolent, conceited, foolhardy, cocky