Definitionn. total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Last update: September 22, 2015
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Belief in the strength of its walls and of the castle that occupied the centre bridge, thus effectually command ing navigation by the river, engendered arrogance and overconfidence, and the people of Dinant thought they could defy the full power of Burgundy. [Please select]
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In fact, he weakened so suddenly, that Ivan, believing victory his, released his hold; and this overconfidence almost proved the Cossack's undoing. [Please select]
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"Well, such a thought had occurred to me," Hal admitted, "but I supposed no one was on guard through overconfidence." [Please select]
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"I just wanted to take some of that overconfidence out of your system, that's all." [Please select]
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To dream of being interested in common gossip, you will undergo some humiliating trouble caused by overconfidence in transient friendships. [Please select]
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Although he brought upon his country a bitter humiliation, the fact that he died sword in hand, his last thought for his flag and his service, has atoned for his faults of rashness and overconfidence. [Please select]
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_ Yes, always--a genuine condemnation of the hated thing as an unrighteous thing, as an unjust usurpation, as an inexcusable privilege, as a sinful overconfidence. [Please select]
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