COCKSURENESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

Synonyms:

certitude; cocksureness; overconfidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cocksureness" is a kind of...):

certainty (the state of being certain)

Derivation:

cocksure (marked by excessive confidence)

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