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Overconfidence   /ˌoʊvərkˈɑnfɪdəns/   Listen
Overconfidence

noun
1.
Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant.  Synonyms: certitude, cocksureness.






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"Overconfidence" Quotes from Famous Books



... valuable, but because their solutions cannot yet be understood by the student, or are as yet impossible. The consciousness that knowledge is too difficult, or is positively wanting here and there, destroys overconfidence in the completeness of one's attainments and awakens the need of further study. One of the principal values of many a recitation, in any grade of work, should consist in the unsolved problems that have ...
— How To Study and Teaching How To Study • F. M. McMurry

... during the examination. This is provided for in the record blanks under the heading "comments." The comments should describe as fully as possible the conduct and attitude of the child during the examination, with emphasis upon such disturbing factors as fear, timidity, unwillingness to answer, overconfidence, carelessness, lack of attention, etc. Sometimes, also, it is desirable to verify the child's age and to make record of ...
— The Measurement of Intelligence • Lewis Madison Terman



Words linked to "Overconfidence" :   overconfident, certitude, certainty



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