Overconfident - English meaning

adjective

(of a storm, wind, or rain) blowing or beating fiercely and noisily.

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A strong, blustering gale

verb

Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.

Usage examples:

You threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

Usage examples:

He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

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Brash ice

adjective

Having a lot of energy and the confidence to succeed, and not having much respect for others or worrying about their feelings

Usage examples:

His lawyer was brash, arrogant, and egocentric, but he usually won his cases., a designer known for…

adjective

Confident in an excessive or arrogant way.

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The cocksure golf prodigy from california

adjective

Too confident

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A strong, cocksure young man

adjective

Conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way.

Usage examples:

We were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything

noun

Another term for cockatoo.

noun

A farmer, originally one with a small holding.

Usage examples:

All the cockies in this district wear baseball caps sponsored by chemical companies

adjective

Excessively proud of oneself; vain.

Usage examples:

Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him

adjective

Too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

Usage examples:

Without wishing to sound conceited, i am the best salesperson in the company.

adjective

Recklessly bold or rash.

Usage examples:

It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support

adjective

Taking unnecessary or foolish risks

Usage examples:

He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite.

adjective

Unpleasantly overpowering.

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An overbearing, ill-tempered brute

verb

Overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.

Usage examples:

His will had not been overborne by another's influence

adjective

Too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant and not easy to like

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An overbearing father

adjective

Showing excessive confidence or pride.

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Overweening ambition

adjective

Being too proud or confident in yourself

Usage examples:

Overweening pride/arrogance/vanity, she is driven by overweening ambition.

adjective

Presumptuous.

verb

Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Usage examples:

I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Usage examples:

I hope i won't be considered presumptuous if i offer some advice

adjective

Rude because of doing something although you know you do not have a right to do it

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It would be presumptuous of me to speak for the others.

adjective

Giving your opinions in a powerful way so that other people will notice

adjective

Having confidence in yourself

Usage examples:

She moves with self-assured grace., his calm self-assurance had vanished.

adjective

Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

Usage examples:

He was feeling smug after his win

verb

Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Usage examples:

He swaggered along the corridor

adjective

Having a very confident and arrogant or self-important manner.

Usage examples:

A swaggering bully

verb

Present participle of swagger

Usage examples:

They swaggered into the room., a group of young men swaggered around outside the bar., his swaggeri…

adjective

Not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Usage examples:

He was unabashed by the furore his words provoked

adjective

Not worried about being criticized or embarrassed

Usage examples:

An unabashed critic of congress, an unabashed supporter of the team