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# overconfident

adjective (overconfident, more overconfident)

«overconfident» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Overconfident means too sure of yourself, so you take risks or don't prepare enough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in sport, exams and stories: the hare in «The Tortoise and the Hare» was overconfident. It warns the reader that the character may fail.

### Examples

- The hare was overconfident and lost the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#x1)
- Don't be overconfident; check your answers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#x2)
- The team was overconfident and didn't train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#x3)
- He felt overconfident and skipped revision. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#x4)
- Being overconfident on ice can be dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#x5)
- She was a little overconfident about the spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/#x6)

### Note

One word. Noun: overconfidence. «Over-» means too much. Opposite: underconfident, unsure.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overconfident» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overconfident» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overconfident.html) on Mova free.