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overconfidence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | certitude, cocksureness |
| Type of | certainty |
| Derivation | overconfident |
Examples of overconfidence
overconfidence
Unwarranted overconfidence could lead to indifference and diminish your efficacy.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Although overconfidence is dangerous in politics, there's a basis for optimism.
From the bloomberg.com
Overconfidence that trading positions could be unwound quickly if markets turned.
From the washingtonpost.com
Besides risking overconfidence, investors are helping push interest rates higher.
From the thenewstribune.com
This advice suggested to me a somewhat naive overconfidence in human intuition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Delighted to see a little overconfidence is setting in among the Ibrox hordes.
From the guardian.co.uk
How does the issue of overconfidence play into investing behavior and results?
From the forbes.com
It was precisely that sort of Communist overconfidence that worried Richard Nixon.
From the time.com
The perceived overconfidence in the Raiders just focused the Angels for the upset.
From the denverpost.com
- Certitude: total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
- (overconfident) cocksure: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
- Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself. ...
- A potentially vulnerable state of underestimating uncertainty. There is a large body of evidence from cognitive psychological experiments and surveys showing that decision-makers and technical experts overestimate their own abilities, knowledge, and the precision of the information used to ...
- Distracted by confidence in assumptions and conclusions.
- Or even narcissism (see those words).
- So much early successes have gone to Spooky Doom's head, who pretty much considers himself invincible once inside the ring! Favoring flashy experimental moves over proven beatdown strategies, Spooky seems to perform more like a rock star then a pro-wrestler.
