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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zɛlbstyːbɐˌʃɛtsʊŋ
"Seine Selbstüberschätzung war der Grund für den Fehler."
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Excessive confidence in one's own abilities, judgment, or success.
"His overconfidence led him to underestimate the difficulty of the mountain climb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From over- (expressing excess) + confidence (from Latin confidentia, from confidere 'to trust wholly').
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excès de confiance
Transliteration: eks-se de kɔ̃fjɑ̃s
"Son excès de confiance a causé sa perte."
Selbstüberschätzung
Transliteration: zɛlbstyːbɐˌʃɛtsʊŋ
"Seine Selbstüberschätzung war der Grund für den Fehler."
eccesso di sicurezza
Transliteration: etˈtʃɛsso di sikuˈrettsa
"Il suo eccesso di sicurezza lo ha rovinato."
exceso de confianza
Transliteration: ekˈseso de komfiˈansa
"El exceso de confianza puede ser muy peligroso en los negocios."
excesso de confiança
Transliteration: eˈsɛsu dɨ kõfijˈãsɐ
"O excesso de confiança arruinou a estratégia deles."
अतिआत्मविश्वास
Transliteration: ati-ātmaviśvās
"उसकी अतिआत्मविश्वास ने उसे हरा दिया।"
过度自信
Transliteration: guòdù zìxìn
"过度自信往往会导致盲目的错误。"
과신
Transliteration: gwasin
"자신의 능력에 대한 과신은 금물이다."
過信
Transliteration: kashin
"自分の実力を過信してはいけない。"
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