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  • 11overconfidence — o ver•con′fi•dence n …

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  • 12overconfidence — noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant • Syn: ↑certitude, ↑cocksureness • Derivationally related forms: ↑overconfident, ↑cocksure (for: ↑cocksureness) …

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  • 13overconfident — overconfidence, n. overconfidently, adv. /oh veuhr kon fi deuhnt/, adj. too confident. [1610 20; OVER + CONFIDENT] Syn. cocksure, brash, arrogant, reckless, heedless. * * * …

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