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Meaning of Overconfidence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts

Definitions

An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الثقة العالية
Svenska övermod övertro stöddighet

Examples

“My case is, as I have told you, almost complete; but we must not err on the side of over-confidence.”
“Yet United may have paid the price for overconfidence as they completely lost their concentration after 10 minutes to let Wolves back in.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Overconfident Overconfidently overconfluence overconnectedness overconnectivity overconscientiousness

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