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overconfidence

overconfidencenoun

overconfidences

Translations

His overconfidence led to his downfall.

Его самоуверенность привела к его падению.

Additional translations

чрезмерная уверенность

Definitions

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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