overconfidencen.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfᵻd(ə)ns/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfəd(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, confidence n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + confidence n. Compare earlier overconfident adj.

Excessive confidence; greater confidence than is warranted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [noun] > over-confidence or presumption

overtrowOE

over-boldnessc1450

securitya1555

prefidence1592

overconfidence1692

1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. lxi. 186 We ought certainly..never to let it be in any man's power to betray our Interest. At least..by our over-confidence in him.

1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. xiv. 394 To check our over-confidence and presumption, we might by every day's Experience be made sensible of our short-sightedness.

1817 J. B. Bland Knight of Rhodes iv. i. 67 I have done.—Raymond! a word.—Let's watch this trusty captive. I like not over confidence.

1885 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 16 Apr. 2/1 The victim of his own over~confidence and indiscreet previousness.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 844/2 Gates was utterly routed. The reputation he had won at Saratoga was ruined..by over-confidence and incompetence.

1949 J. B. Cohen Japan's Econ. in War & Reconstruction ii. 53 The victories..generated such a wave of overconfidence and enthusiasm that special measures had to be taken to check a runaway stockmarket boom.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 10 Feb. 21 Williams..paid the price for overconfidence, having said he would win the contest inside five rounds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overconfidence
释义	overconfidencen. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfᵻd(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfəd(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, confidence n. Etymology: < over- prefix + confidence n. Compare earlier overconfident adj. Excessive confidence; greater confidence than is warranted. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [noun] > over-confidence or presumption overtrowOE over-boldnessc1450 securitya1555 prefidence1592 overconfidence1692 1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. lxi. 186 We ought certainly..never to let it be in any man's power to betray our Interest. At least..by our over-confidence in him. 1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. xiv. 394 To check our over-confidence and presumption, we might by every day's Experience be made sensible of our short-sightedness. 1817 J. B. Bland Knight of Rhodes iv. i. 67 I have done.—Raymond! a word.—Let's watch this trusty captive. I like not over confidence. 1885 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 16 Apr. 2/1 The victim of his own over~confidence and indiscreet previousness. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 844/2 Gates was utterly routed. The reputation he had won at Saratoga was ruined..by over-confidence and incompetence. 1949 J. B. Cohen Japan's Econ. in War & Reconstruction ii. 53 The victories..generated such a wave of overconfidence and enthusiasm that special measures had to be taken to check a runaway stockmarket boom. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 10 Feb. 21 Williams..paid the price for overconfidence, having said he would win the contest inside five rounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1692
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