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Meanings of overconfidence in English
Usage of overconfidence in English
1
Exelmans and Toutee wounded; military authorities warn Parisians against overconfidence; intrenchments dug.
2
In fact, it can be a handicap if it leads to overconfidence.
3
And overconfidence, studies show, is a trait more often associated with men.
4
Ford or Ronald Reagan, but the Carter people are aware of overconfidence.
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Learn from this never to plan, and always to beware of overconfidence.
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But he was also the most cocky, and Natalie hated his overconfidence.
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That's a classic example of this kind of overconfidence in action.
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No responsible security forces have the overconfidence of cooperating with criminals.
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Like every concerned manager he perceives overconfidence as the enemy within.
10
Confidence is a necessary thing in billiards, but overconfidence is bad.
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So we have these illusions, we have this sense of overconfidence.
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Our overconfidence and our kind of reliance on what everybody else is doing.
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Facing us in open battle is at best overconfidence and at worst desperation.
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But we must beware of overconfidence-wehave had false dawns before!
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Confidence can lead to weakness, and overconfidence leads to mistakes.
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As with others who would follow him, Mirza's overconfidence brought about his political demise.
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