confidence
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
:
confianza
- If we don't have confidence in her, how can we have confidence in ourselves?
- trust and confidence
- lose confidence
- restore confidence
See, even if you're wrong, people have confidence in people they like.
- See, even if you're wrong, people have confidence in people they like.
- They don't need you to gain confidence in them.
- Have we so lost confidence that we will be there for each other?
- Gratitude has a trust, a confidence in life itself.
Examples
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"You have my utmost confidence."
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- I have every confidence in you.
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When the British advance began, that confidence was soon put to the test.
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So how much, how much of that confidence comes from being from New York?
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You must have confidence in me.
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This has resulted in a loss of confidence in our science.
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Just 11% of Americans have a great deal of confidence in leaders in charge of running law firms.
Academic text (2017) -
Findings from student interviews and learning logs suggested increases in students' confidence and interest in reading and writing.
Academic text (2012) -
IEP team members must also have the confidence to speak up when their mandates are not being followed.
Academic text (2012) -
I have complete confidence in her ability to lead the project successfully.
Synonyms
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1.4
Complete trust in a person, plan, or thing
A strong belief in yourself that never goes away
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- 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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Etymology
Confidence comes from the Latin parts con- ('with') and fidere ('to trust'), the same root as confide and fidelity. That's why to have confidence in someone is to have 'trust' that they can be relied on.