Significados de overweening confidence em inglês

Nor was this anticipation the mere offspring of an overweening confidence in themselves.

As the "Kid," in his overweening confidence, said, "Ain't we peaches?

It was a salutary lesson, tending to temper his overweening confidence and to humble his contemptuous pride.

He is much blamed here on account of his overweening confidence, and foolish and culpable negligence in this respect.

His overweening confidence confounded her.

Making light of it or of our enemies may inspire a moment's overweening confidence, but would ensure ultimate defeat.

Genlis, full of overweening confidence, and desirous of acquiring singly the whole glory of relieving the city, disregarded this advice.

He spoke, as ever, with overweening confidence, but she knew that he would never win any editorship in this spirit.

Others there are who have such overweening confidence in their own smartness that their lives are nothing but a series of losses.

The chasm, therefore, betwixt the only daughter of the wealthy Mr. Bernard and himself, was wide-wideenough to check even an overweening confidence.

Overweening confidence in the prowess of her army led Sparta to trample with ruthless disdain on the rights of others.

"Anything," replied Considine, with the overweening confidence of youth.