cocksure
Definition
Adjective: 1. Excessively or arrogantly confident: Feeling or showing absolute certainty, often in a way that is overbearing, presumptuous, or irritating to others. It implies a confidence that is not tempered by doubt or humility.
Usage
The adjective "cocksure" is used to describe a person, attitude, or manner that is unshakably and offensively confident. It is a critical term, often suggesting that the confidence is unfounded, foolish, or impudent. - It typically precedes a noun (e.g., a cocksure attitude) or follows a linking verb (e.g., He was cocksure). - It is a somewhat formal or literary word with a strong negative connotation.
Examples
- The cocksure young executive dismissed the veteran team's advice, leading to a costly mistake.
- She answered every question with a cocksure smile, as if failure were impossible.
- His cocksure prediction about the market crash proved to be completely wrong.
Advanced Usage
- "cocksure of oneself": A common phrase emphasizing the self-directed nature of the overconfidence.
- Even after the setback, he remained cocksure of himself.
Variants and Related Words
- Cocksureness (noun): The quality or state of being cocksure.
- His cocksureness was his ultimate downfall.
Synonyms
- Overconfident
- Arrogant
- Presumptuous
- Smug
- Complacent
Antonyms
- Diffident
- Hesitant
- Uncertain
- Humble
- Tentative
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Sure as eggs is eggs": An old-fashioned idiom expressing absolute certainty, sometimes associated with a cocksure attitude.
- While not a phrasal verb, the adjectival phrase "full of oneself" conveys a similar meaning of arrogant self-confidence.
Adjective
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marked by excessive confidence
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an arrogant and cocksure materialist
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so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen
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the less he knows the more positive he gets
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