English Explanatory Dictionary

overconfident

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Too confident.
  2. Presumptuous, cocksure, rude, and disrespectful.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overconfident.wav

Word forms

overconfident more overconfident most overconfident

Etymology

From over- + confident.

Synonyms

overweening arrogant insolent conceited foolhardy cocky

Antonyms

underconfident unconfident meek timid

Derived words

overconfidently

Translations

Catalan: refiat Chinese Mandarin: 過於自信的 /过于自信的 Esperanto: tro memfida Esperanto: tro memcerta Esperanto: tro certa Finnish: itsevarma Finnish: liian itsevarma French: outrecuidant French: présomptueux German: stolz German: überheblich German: vermessen German: anmaßend Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌺𐍃 Irish: rómhuiníneach Latin: praefīdens Māori: whakatoatoa Spanish: confiado Swedish: övermodig
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