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Meanings of overconfidence in English
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Examples for "certitude"
Examples for "certitude"
1
The prince and princess were realities, his future greatness a magnificent certitude.
2
Swiftness and certitude require strength, and the man had not this strength.
3
These two classes may claim to possess direct certitude of eternal life.
4
Her very death had given him a paradoxical certitude of her immortality.
5
I will demonstrate that the West's greatness arises from this delusional certitude.
1
His readiness, self-confidence, cocksureness, Philip thought all expressed in his name-OlinBrad.
2
This thing was the remains of his old-time cocksureness and independence.
3
Could she ever atone in his eyes for her cocksureness, her blind egotism?
4
Fielding's dulness that is so unpardonable, but his horrible cocksureness and insufferable assurance.
5
Things are plainer to me than in the days of my inexperience and cocksureness.
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.
5
Learn from this never to plan, and always to beware of overconfidence.
6
But he was also the most cocky, and Natalie hated his overconfidence.
7
That's a classic example of this kind of overconfidence in action.
8
No responsible security forces have the overconfidence of cooperating with criminals.
9
Like every concerned manager he perceives overconfidence as the enemy within.
10
Confidence is a necessary thing in billiards, but overconfidence is bad.
11
So we have these illusions, we have this sense of overconfidence.
12
Our overconfidence and our kind of reliance on what everybody else is doing.
13
Facing us in open battle is at best overconfidence and at worst desperation.
14
But we must beware of overconfidence-wehave had false dawns before!
15
Confidence can lead to weakness, and overconfidence leads to mistakes.
16
As with others who would follow him, Mirza's overconfidence brought about his political demise.
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