overconfident

adjective
UK: /ˌəʊvərˈkɒnfɪdənt/
US: /ˌoʊvərˈkɑːnfɪdənt/

  1. Too sure of yourself and your abilities; excessively confident.

    1. He was overconfident and made a mistake.
    2. The overconfident player missed an easy shot, costing his team the game due to his arrogance.

Synonyms

cocky arrogant smug presumptuous

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The phonetic transcription of "overconfident" is /ˌəʊvərˈkɒnfɪdənt/ in British English and /ˌoʊvərˈkɑːnfɪdənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "overconfident": cocky, arrogant, smug, presumptuous.

Example usage of "overconfident": "He was overconfident and made a mistake.". More examples on the page.