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over-confidence

noun as in pomposity

noun as in pomposity

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“I sense a lot of over-confidence,” said a campaign organizer.

He seems anxious about the future, and I think this feeling is shared by all who are not blinded by preposterous over-confidence.

But here, again, we have an example of the over-confidence which for ever possessed that army which set out for "world conquest."

He did not believe she would have left him alone at that state of affairs unless through over-confidence.

It is one of the absolute laws that over-confidence begets blindness and mistakes.

Yet one other factor contributed to the success of the revolution and that was the over-confidence of the Government.

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On this page you'll find 1111 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-confidence, such as: disdain, airs, cockiness, conceit, condescension, and contumely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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