Definition of "overconfidence" []

• An excessive degree of confidence (noun)

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• "Another reason for overconfidence is that lawyers may know the arguments in favor of their client much better than the arguments against."
• "Even after noting that overconfidence is a death sentence on this show, he nonetheless began spouting the sort of overconfident crap that the Gods of Survivor, that is, Palin's Pimp, aka Mark Burnett, always slaps down hard: We're good for a minimum two to three more Tribals. ..."
• "Success breeds overconfidence is once again proven my Marcus Frind."