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confidence

con·fi·dence

UK/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ US/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ common

noun

1.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

  • “his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
  • “after that failure he lost his confidence”
  • “she spoke with authority”
Synonyms
2.

a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

  • “I have confidence in our team”
  • “confidence is always borrowed, never owned”
Antonyms
3.

a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

  • “public confidence in the economy”
4.

a trustful relationship

  • “he took me into his confidence”
  • “he betrayed their trust”
Synonyms
5.

a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

  • “everyone trusted him with their confidences”
  • “the priest could not reveal her confidences”

Origin

From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”). By surface analysis, confide + ence.

Phrases

  • confidence and supply
  • confidence artist
  • confidence course
  • confidence game
  • confidence interval
  • confidence level
  • confidence limits
  • confidence man

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