overconfidence in English

noun

exaggerated sense of self-worth; arrogance

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1. So for example, we are overconfidence machines.

2. Cocksureness n 1: total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: certitude, Cocksureness, overconfidence]certitude, Cocksureness, overconfidence]

3. Overconfidence about our moral strength is risky.

4. Emotional Biases include loss aversion, overconfidence, self-control, status quo, endowment, and regret aversion

5. Overconfidence can make patients stop their medical remedy abruptly after a few weeks because they feel better.

6. Korah and his associates alienated themselves from God by their overconfidence, pride, and lack of faith.

7. Certitude: 1 n total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant Synonyms: cocksureness , overconfidence Type of: certainty the state of being certain

8. Cocksureness: 1 n total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant Synonyms: certitude , overconfidence Type of: certainty the state of being certain

9. Since Acquisitiveness can proxy for both agency problems and overconfidence trait of managers, we control both variables in the models to isolate their distinct effect in explaining tax avoidance

10. Hubris (/ ˈ h juː b r ɪ s /, from ancient Greek ὕβρις) describes a personality quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous overconfidence, often in combination with (or synonymous with) Arrogance