cocksurenessn.
/ˌkɒkˈʃʊənəs/, /ˌkɒkˈʃɔːnəs/, U.S. /ˌkɑkˈʃʊrnəs/ Confident certainty; esp. arrogant overconfidence.
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the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [noun]
overtrust?c1225
self-witc1425
self-trust1526
self-wisdom1571
self-assurance1595
confidence1599
self-confidence1604
self-security1606
self-sufficiencya1617
sufficiency1638
self-wittedness1647
self-trusting1658
self-poise1774
suffisance1781
cock-surety1819
disinvolturac1847
cocksureness1878
cocksureism1889
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun]
dogmatism1603
pragmaticalness1626
positivenessa1649
magisteriousness1650
magisterialness1651
dogmaticalness1663
dogmaticality1705
cock-surety1819
ultraism1821
pontificating1825
doctrinairism1836
absolutism1854
dogmaticism1856
doctrinaritya1869
doctrinism1872
doctrinarianism1877
cocksureness1878
cocksureism1889
1878 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 510/2 The fluency and the ‘cock-sure-ness’ which are rarely found in perfection in any one but an Irish Protestant.
1931 Times 22 May 8/6 He quite obviously strives to avoid the cocksureness which is equally offensive to Englishman and Indian.
2008 N.Y. Mag. 4 Feb. 30/2 His permafrosty condescension toward his rival..suggested at once cocksureness and complacency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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