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English noun: confidence | |||
| 1. | confidence (cognition) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | ||
| Samples | His assurance in his superiority did not make him popular. After that failure he lost his confidence. She spoke with authority. | ||
| Synonyms | assurance, authority, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | certainty | ||
| Attribute | certain, incertain, sure, uncertain, unsure | ||
| 2. | confidence (feeling) a feeling of trust (in someone or something) | ||
| Samples | I have confidence in our team. Confidence is always borrowed, never owned. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | security | ||
| Attribute | confident, diffident, shy, timid, unsure | ||
| Antonyms | diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt | ||
| 3. | confidence (state) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable | ||
| Samples | Public confidence in the economy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hopefulness | ||
| 4. | confidence (state) a trustful relationship | ||
| Samples | He took me into his confidence. He betrayed their trust. | ||
| Synonyms | trust | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | friendly relationship, friendship | ||
| 5. | confidence (communication) a secret that is confided or entrusted to another | ||
| Samples | Everyone trusted him with their confidences. The priest could not reveal her confidences. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | secret | ||
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