Cocksureness

/ˈkɑkʃərnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being excessively confident or sure about something without good reason.

Etymology

From 'cocksure' (adjective) plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' which converts adjectives into nouns describing abstract qualities. The 'cocksurel' root remains constant across word forms.

Kelly Says

This noun captures that annoying feeling when someone won't admit they might be wrong—their cocksureness actually makes them less likely to learn from mistakes because they're too busy being certain!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም እንደ እውነት እምነት (betam ende ewnet emnet)
be-tam en-de ew-net em-net
ARالعربية
ثقة مفرطة (thaqa mufraṭṭah)
thaa-qah mu-fra-ttah
BNবাংলা
অত্যধিক আত্মবিশ্বাস
ot-tyadhik aatma-vishwas
CACatalà
seguretat excessiva
se-gue-ret-at ehk-ses-ee-vee-vah
CSČeština
nedůvěra
ne-doo-ve-ra
DADansk
overdreven selvsikkerhed
oh-ver-dree-ven selv-see-ker-hed
DEDeutsch
Zuversicht
tsoo-ver-shicht
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολική αυτοπεποίθηση
iper-vo-lee-kee a-to-pe-po-thee-see
ESEspañol
seguridad excesiva
seh-goor-ee-dad ehk-ses-ee-vah
FAفارسی
بیش از حد اعتماد به نفس (bi-sheh az had e'temad be-nafs)
bi-sheh az had eh-te-mad be-nafs
FISuomi
liika itsevarmuus
lee-i-ka it-se-var-muus
FRFrançais
certitude excessive
ser-tee-tyood ehk-ses-ee-v
GUGU
અતિશય આત્મવિશ્વાસ (ati-shay aatma-vishwas)
a-ti-shay aatma-vish-was
HAHA
tabbasar da yawa
tab-ba-sar da ya-wa
HEעברית
ביטחון מופרז
bi-ta-chon mo-per-ez
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिक आत्मविश्वास (atyadhikam ātm-viśvāsa)
at-ya-dhi-kam aat-m-vish-vaas
HUMagyar
túlzott önbizalom
too-lzoht on-biz-a-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepercayaan diri berlebihan
ke-per-cha-ya-an di-ri be-le-ber-an
IGIG
ime-e-me-e
ee-me-e-me-e
ITItaliano
sicurezza eccessiva
see-koo-reh-zah ehk-ses-ee-vee-vah
JA日本語
過信 (kasin)
ka-si-n
KKKK
ауысқан өз-пікір
aw-ys-qan oz-pi-kir
KMKM
ចំណេះដឹងល្អ (cham-neah-deung-l'a)
cham-neah-deung-l'a
KO한국어
과도한 자신감 (gwa-do-han jisin-gam)
gwa-do-han ji-sin-gam
MRMR
अतिशय आत्मविश्वास (ati-shay aatma-vishwas)
a-ti-shay aatma-vish-was
MSBahasa Melayu
keyakinan berlebihan
ke-ya-ki-nan be-le-ber-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့ အကြမ်းအပြင် ယုံကြည် (kyun-taw-to-it ak-kran-a-pyin yon-kye)
kyun-taw-to-it ak-kran-a-pyin yon-kye
NLNederlands
overdreven zelfzekerheid
oh-ver-dree-ven zelf-ze-ker-heid
NONorsk
overdreven selvsikkerhet
oh-ver-dree-ven selv-see-ker-het
PAPA
ਅਤਿ-ਅਨੁમાਣ (ati-anumān)
a-ti-a-nu-maan
PLPolski
nadmierna pewność siebie
nad-mee-er-nah pew-noos-tsee eh-lee-beh
PTPortuguês
certeza excessiva
ser-teh-zah ehk-ses-ee-vee-vah
RORomână
încredere excesivă
in-kred-e-reh ehk-ses-ee-vee-vah
RUРусский
чрезмерная самоуверенность
chrezmernaya samouverennost
SVSvenska
överdriven självkänsla
oh-ver-dree-ven selv-kaen-sla
SWKiswahili
hakika kupita
ha-ki-ka ku-pi-ta
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக நம்பிக்கை (athikaamaga nam-pi-kai)
a-thi-ka-a-ma-ga nam-pi-kai
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా నమ్మకం (athiga nam-ma-kam)
a-thi-ga nam-ma-kam
THไทย
ความมั่นใจเกินเหตุ (khwam man jai gern het)
kwan man jai gern het
TLTL
labis na tiwala
la-bis na tee-wa-la
TRTürkçe
aşırı güven
a-shi-ri gwey-en
UKУкраїнська
надмірна впевненість
nad-meer-na ve-pnev-nist
URاردو
غیر معمولی اعتماد (ghair muammal itminan)
ghair mu-am-mal it-mi-nan
VITiếng Việt
sự tự tin thái quá
su tu tin thai qua
YOYO
àwọn ìfẹ́
awon ee-feh
ZH中文
过分自信 (guòfēn zìxìn)
gwo-fen zi-xin
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
oo-koo-thee-weh

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