† prefidentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praefīdent-, praefīdēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin praefīdent-, praefīdēns trusting too much, over-confident < prae- pre- prefix +fīdēns confident, use as adjective of present participle of fīdere to trust (see faith n. and int.). Compare earlier confident adj., diffident adj., and prefidence n.

Obsolete. rare.

Overconfident, rash.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [adjective] > over-confident or presumptuous

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1689 R. Baxter Treat. Knowl. & Love Compared i. xii. 127 A hasty judger, or prefident man must be a very Weathercock, or be defiled with a Leprosie of Errour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	prefident
释义	† prefidentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praefīdent-, praefīdēns. Etymology: < classical Latin praefīdent-, praefīdēns trusting too much, over-confident < prae- pre- prefix +fīdēns confident, use as adjective of present participle of fīdere to trust (see faith n. and int.). Compare earlier confident adj., diffident adj., and prefidence n. Obsolete. rare. Overconfident, rash. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [adjective] > over-confident or presumptuous thristec897 Icarian1595 overconfidenta1617 prefident1689 secure1859 brussen1897 1689 R. Baxter Treat. Knowl. & Love Compared i. xii. 127 A hasty judger, or prefident man must be a very Weathercock, or be defiled with a Leprosie of Errour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1689
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