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over-optimism
noun[ U ]
(alsooveroptimism)uk /ˌəʊ.vərˈɒp.tɪ.mɪ.zəm/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːp.tə.mɪ.zəm/
the quality of being too full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation too much:
We have lived through countless cycles of over-optimism followed by stark reality and angry retribution.
The foreign minister warned against overoptimism at the prospect of reaching a peace agreement any time soon.
We all have a tendency towards over-optimism when assessing how far and fast we'll travel.
In periods of over-optimism, the evidence is that most debtors do not borrow with the idea of defaulting on the debt.
Our gross overoptimism means that 90% of us believe we are better-than-average drivers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hoping and hopefulness
appealingly
beyond someone's expectations
boosterish
boosterism
bright spot
fancy
hope springs eternalidiom
hopeful
hopefully
hopefulness
ill
it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom
over-optimistic
over-optimistically
pin your hopes on something/someoneidiom
pious
pipe dream
please Godidiom
positively
wing
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