How do you shut up a know it all?

How do you shut up a know it all?

Someone who thinks they are always right but are, in fact, not right is often described as being cocksure. Completely confident in their own ability or knowledge but with no justification. 3rd vote for "know-it-all" as an all-purpose term that can be used somewhat politely.

How do you tell if someone is a know it all?

Consider psychopath or sociopath. know-all | know-it-all (noun British informal) – a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.

What does it mean when someone thinks they know everything?

A pantomath is a person who wants to know and knows everything. The word itself is not to be found in common online English dictionaries, the OED, dictionaries of obscure words, or dictionaries of neologisms.

What makes someone a know it all?

Know-it-alls may have a cluster of personality characteristics, including impulsivity, poor listening skills and an inability to read social cues. These could be symptomatic of certain mental disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or narcissistic personality disorder.