bravado

The definition of bravado is behavior by a scared person that shows courage.

(noun)

An example of bravado is showing false confidence while interviewing for a job for which you are unqualified.

See bravado in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

pretended courage or defiant confidence when one is really afraid

Origin: altered < Sp bravada < bravo, brave

See bravado in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bra·va·dos or bra·va·does

a. Defiant or swaggering behavior: strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.
b. A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.

Origin:

Origin: French bravade

Origin: and Old Spanish bravada, swagger, bravery

Origin: , both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brabus, brave; see brave

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