confidence
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
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confidencia
- I wish to speak with Granger in confidence.
- breach of confidence
- betray a confidence
- hold in confidence
Hey, girls, one of my best friends has come to me in confidence.
- Hey, girls, one of my best friends has come to me in confidence.
- And he says, look, buddy, I didn't invite your confidences, did I?
- And what he said was because Armstrong said to me, please don't tell, he was telling me in confidence.
- So I'm into many confidences, you know, so people likes me because I don't ask question and then I'm, I'm helpful.
Examples
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I do pledge never to reveal what I receive in confidence here.
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I have to take someone into my confidence.
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I need to speak to you in confidence, it's important.
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I told you that in confidence, Hands.
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In strict confidence, I can tell you.
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Sister... I want you to know that I have not betrayed your confidence.
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Everything you confess to me will be kept in the strictest of confidence
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Now, I have expressed my feelings and thoughts to you all—in confidence... trusting your loyalty and secrecy.
Academic text (2009) -
I need to share this information with you in confidence, so please don't tell anyone else.
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He revealed his plans to her in strict confidence, trusting that she would keep it a secret.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of information kept hidden from others
Antonyms
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3.9
An act of not being loyal to someone, for example telling their secrets or helping an enemy
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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3.3
A clear show of support by a group, often decided by a formal ballot
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confidence comes from the Latin parts con- ('with') and fidere ('to trust'), the same root as confide. A 'confidence' was originally something given 'with trust' — a private secret you expect someone to keep.