ou|tre|cui|dance

ou|tre|cui|dance
ou|tre|cui|dance «OO tur KWEE duhns; French oo truh kwee dahnS», noun.
excessive self-confidence; overweening conceit.
[< Old French outrecuidance < outre (< Latin ultrā beyond) + cuider < Latin cogitāre think]

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