confidence


Definition: Meaning of, confidence in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns /

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confidence confidences
  1. feeling somebody/something is good [uncountable] the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results
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  2. belief in yourself [uncountable] the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully
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  3. feeling something is true [uncountable] the feeling that something is definite or true
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  4. gain/win/earn somebody's confidence if you gain someone's confidence, they begin to trust you
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  5. keep information secret [uncountable] if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something on the understanding that they will not tell anyone else [↪  confide]
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  6. take somebody into your confidence to tell someone your secrets or private or personal details about your life
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  7. a secret [countable] a secret or a piece of information that is private or personal
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confidence used in phrases

  • confidence game (noun)
    1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  • confidence man (noun)
    1. a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
  • confidence trick (noun)
    1. a dishonest trick played on someone in order to get their money [=  con]
  • confidence-building (adjective)
    1. a confidence-building event, activity etc increases your confidence
  • consumer confidence (noun)
    1. the level of people's satisfaction with the economic situation, which is shown by how much money they spend
  • no-confidence (noun)
    1. vote of no-confidence/no-confidence vote/motion of no-confidence etc an official vote where people can say if they no longer think someone or something is good enough
  • self-confidence (noun)
    1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
  • vote of confidence (noun)
    1. a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they support someone or something, especially the government
    2. something that you do or say that shows you support someone and approve of their actions
  • vote of no confidence (noun)
    1. a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they do not support someone or something, especially the government
    2. something that you do or say that shows that you do not support someone
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