overconfidence

noun

over·con·fi·dence ˌō-vər-ˈkän-fə-dən(t)s

-ˌden(t)s

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: an excess of confidence (as in one's abilities or judgment) : confidence that is not justified

warned against overconfidence when investing

People tend to overestimate their skills behind the wheel and underestimate the skills of the boobs and psychopaths driving around them, a phenomenon that psychologists call "optimism bias" and the rest of us simply call delusional overconfidence.—

David H. Freedman

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That’s when overconfidence can lead to decisions that cause overreach. —

Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Drafting players involves a cesspool of uncertainty, overconfidence and unpredictability. —

Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024 But overconfidence can drive businesses toward failure, found a 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship. —

Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 Recognize that uncertainty also helps counteract overconfidence in AI decisions, especially in data sets prone to historical bias. —

Andre Shojaie, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overconfidence