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overconfidence

Translations

overconfidencenoun
overconfidences
pl
excès de confiancePour un cas ponctuel d’excès de confiance entraînant une erreur ou un mauvais jugement.
Several disastrous overconfidences in his career finally taught him caution.
Plusieurs excès de confiance désastreux dans sa carrière lui ont enfin appris la prudence.
excès de confiance
His overconfidence led him to underestimate the difficulty of the task.
Son excès de confiance l’a amené à sous-estimer la difficulté de la tâche.
confiance excessive
Her overconfidence made her ignore the warning signs.
Sa confiance excessive l’a amenée à ignorer les signes avant-coureurs.
Additional translations
présomptionPlus littéraire ou soutenu.
Synonyms
hubris
arrogance
conceit
self-assurance
presumption
complacency
egotism

Definitions

overconfidencenoun
A state of being excessively confident or having an unwarranted belief in one's abilities or judgment.
His overconfidence led him to underestimate the difficulty of the task.
An act or instance of excessive confidence, especially one that leads to error or misjudgment.
Several disastrous overconfidences in his career finally taught him caution.
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