overconfident

[oh-ver-kon-fi-duh nt] /ˈoʊ vərˈkɒn fɪ dənt/

adjective

Origin

1610-20; over- + confident

Related forms

overconfidence, noun

overconfidently, adverb

Synonyms

cocksure, brash, arrogant, reckless, heedless.

Examples from the web for overconfident

Critics also argue that financial education may make people overconfident, and therefore more likely to make bad decisions.
But it's also because market professionals appear to be chronically overconfident.
Trouble has a habit of striking places that avoided the previous crisis and became overconfident.
He grew overconfident, borrowing to expand his business and venture into property.
In the scenarios they presented, the premise was that forecasters tend to be overconfident in their judgments.
No one should be overconfident about their currency as people's perceptions, at times, take dramatic turns.
The supervisor authorities that had been in the past overconfident, should do their job consistently and in a responsible manner.
We're generally overconfident in our opinions and our impressions and judgments.
After decades of political repression, they had grown overconfident of their enduring power.
It's that overconfident bankers didn't know what they were doing.

British Dictionary definitions for overconfident

/ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt/

adjective

excessively confident

Derived Forms

overconfidence, noun