overconfidence

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  • Overconfidence — O ver*con fi*dence, n. Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overconfidence — overconfident ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively confident. DERIVATIVES overconfidence noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Overconfidence effect — The overconfidence effect is a well established bias in which someone s subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater than their objective accuracy, especially when confidence is relatively high.[1] For example, in some quizzes,… …   Wikipedia

  • overconfidence — See overconfident. * * * …   Universalium

  • overconfidence — noun An excessive degree of confidence See Also: overconfident …   Wiktionary

  • overconfidence — Synonyms and related words: arrogance, assurance, assuredness, belief, brashness, brass, brazen boldness, certitude, cheek, chutzpah, cocksureness, confidence, confidentness, conviction, courage, faith, gall, heroics, hubris, improvidence,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • overconfidence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Arrogant self confidence; impudence: assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall1,… …   English dictionary for students

  • overconfidence — n. exaggerated sense of self worth; arrogance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overconfidence — over·confidence …   English syllables

  • overconfidence — o ver•con′fi•dence n …   From formal English to slang

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