Speakur

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overconfidence

/oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
over-con-fi-dence
IPA
/oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English confidence English overconfidence From over- + confidence.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overconfidences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overconfident

Synonyms

certitude cocksureness

Questions

How do you pronounce overconfidence?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/.
What does overconfidence mean?
An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
Where does overconfidence come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English confidence English overconfidence From over- + confidence.

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