overconfidence

[oh-ver-kon-fi-duhns] / ˈoʊ vərˈkɒn fɪ dəns /

NOUN

impudence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cockiness disrespect

STRONG

assumption assurance audaciousness audacity boldness brashness brass brazenness cheek cheekiness chutzpah crust defiance discourtesy effrontery face familiarity forwardness gall guts gutsiness hardiness impertinence incivility insolence moxie nerve pertness presumptuousness pushiness rudeness sauciness shamelessness spunk stuff temerity

WEAK

disrespectfulness impudency nerviness sassiness

Antonyms

STRONG

care carefulness caution cowardice doubt fear humility manners meekness modesty politeness reserve respect shyness timidity

Example Sentences

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“Investors tend to extrapolate recent performance. Periods of strong gains foster overconfidence.”

From Barron's

When the market mob is too greedy, or too afraid—and that is the essence of a huge move, up or down—options-centric investors look to buy on fear and sell on overconfidence.

From Barron's

He also developed what he calls the adaptive markets hypothesis, which uses the principles of evolution to explain behaviors such as loss aversion and overconfidence.

From The Wall Street Journal

The report concluded: "There were deviations from policy and practice, overconfidence in the ability to recruit at scale and lack of resources in vetting increased risk."

From BBC

New Year’s resolutions may be the most widespread behavioral experiment ever attempted—a great unsupervised trial in overconfidence.

From The Wall Street Journal

overconfidence

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