"misconfident" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more misconfident [comparative], most misconfident [superlative]
Etymology: From mis- + confident. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|confident}} mis- + confident Head templates: {{en-adj}} misconfident (comparative more misconfident, superlative most misconfident)
  1. Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting.
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