Overconfident

/ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfɪdənt/ adjective

Definition

Too sure of yourself or your abilities, especially when that confidence isn't justified by facts.

Etymology

Compound: 'over-' (beyond, too much) + 'confident' (from Latin 'confidens', trusting). This compound emerged in the 1800s as people recognized the danger of confidence without evidence.

Kelly Says

Psychologists call this the 'Dunning-Kruger effect'—people who know the least are often the most overconfident because they don't know enough to realize what they don't know! It's one of the most consistent patterns in human thinking.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም ነው አምላክ እንደ ሰው
be-tam new እንደ ሰው
ARالعربية
متكبر (muttakbir)
mu-ttak-beer
BNবাংলা
অতিশয় নিশ্চিত
o-ti-shoy ni-sh-chit
CACatalà
excessivament confiant
ek-ses-si-va-men-te kon-fian
CSČeština
příliš sebevědomý
pri-liš se-be-ve-do-my
DADansk
overforsigtig
o-ver-for-si-tig
DEDeutsch
übermütig
uːɐ̯bɐˈmʏtɪɡ
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολικά σίγουρος
iper-vo-li-ka si-goo-ros
ESEspañol
sobresaliente
so-bre-sa-lien-te
FAفارسی
بیش از حد اعتماد
bi-sheh az had e-ta-mad
FISuomi
liian itsevarma
li-ian its-e-var-ma
FRFrançais
sur-confiant
sur-kon-fya
GUGU
અતિશય વિશ્વાસ
a-ti-shay vi-sh-wa-as
HAHA
kamar da yawa
ka-mar da ya-wa
HEעברית
מוגזם בטוח
mo-ga-zem ba-toach
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिक आत्मविश्वासी
a-ty-dhik aatma-vish-va-asi
HUMagyar
túlzott önbizalom
too-l-zott on-biz-a-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlebihan percaya diri
ber-le-bihan pe-ra-sa di-ri
IGIG
anya ego
a-nya e-go
ITItaliano
eccessivamente sicuro di sé
ek-ses-si-va-men-te se-koo-ro dee se
JA日本語
過信 (かしこ)
ka-shi-ko
KKKK
ашулы
a-shu-ly
KMKM
បានពិតជាប្រាកដ
ba-an pi-t-chea pra-ak-d
KO한국어
과신 (gwasin)
gwa-sin
MRMR
अत्यधिक आत्मविश्वासी
a-ty-dhik aatma-vish-va-asi
MSBahasa Melayu
terlalu yakin diri
ter-la-loo ya-kin di-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က လွန်စွာ ယုံကြည်
kyun-tawk ka lon-swa ya-n-kye
NLNederlands
overmoedig
o-ver-mo-dig
NONorsk
overforsiktig
o-ver-for-si-tig
PAPA
ਅਤਿ-ਆत्म-ਵਿश्वਾસ
a-ti-a-atma-vish-vaas
PLPolski
nadmiernie pewny siebie
na-d-mie-rnie pew-ny sie-bie-che
PTPortuguês
exageradamente confiante
e-za-ge-ra-da-men-te kon-fian-te
RORomână
prea încrezător
prea in-kray-za-tor
RUРусский
завидящий
za-vi-dyash-chiy
SVSvenska
överförsiktig
o-ver-for-si-tig
SWKiswahili
kuamini sana
koo-a-mi-ni sa-na
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக நம்பிக்கை
a-di-ka-ma-gam nam-pi-kai
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా నమ్మకం
a-ti-ga nam-ma-kam
THไทย
มั่นใจเกินเหตุ (man jai gern het)
man jai gern het
TLTL
labis na mapagtiwala
la-bis na ma-pa-g-ti-wa-la
TRTürkçe
aşırı güvenli
a-shi-ri gwen-li
UKУкраїнська
завислий
za-vis-lyy
URاردو
غیر معمولی اعتماد
ghair-mu-am-uli-i-a-da-at
VITiếng Việt
quá tự tin
kwa tu tin
YOYO
ni gbogbo
ni g-bo-g-bo
ZH中文
自负 (zìfù)
dzuh-foo
ZUZU
ngokuthi uyakwazi
ngokuthi u-ya-kwazi

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