confidence
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
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confianza en sí mismo
- His confidence grew each time he successfully completed a challenging task.
- self-confidence
- confidence and ability
- lack confidence
I think courage for me, and confidence comes from work.
- I think courage for me, and confidence comes from work.
- I certainly didn't have the confidence to fight back.
- So then that just gave me the confidence and to do it again.
- No, go straight to it with confidence because it can't touch me.
- Yeah, I wish that I could have that much confidence to leave Los Angeles.
- But it built confidence in the new guys.
- And that is how you build confidence through competence.
- And I think that gave me the confidence to audition yet again.
- And I can have some confidence in myself and.
- Now, like what I said, confidence came from that process.
- Does does that level of like confidence slash arrogance slash.
- All these things will build your confidence or believe something.
- This is something that people who research confidence for a living have created.
Examples
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So how do you build confidence in what you look like?
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As you get older, you lose a certain element of confidence in your abilities?
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So then that just gave me the confidence and to do it again.
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But it built confidence in the new guys.
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I have every confidence that you can do that, Phil.
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Did I have the emotional resilience and confidence to make this happen in my district?
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I certainly didn't have the confidence to fight back.
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And that is how you build confidence through competence.
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Of course, you are helping their fluency and confidence in reading as well.
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She's starting to find her confidence and starting to use fashion as a way to express herself.
Synonyms
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1.4
Complete trust in a person, plan, or thing
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3.5
Trust in your own skills and worth
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3.3
A feeling of confidence in your own abilities
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3.5
Confidence in your own ability to do things and make choices
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6.1
A feeling of confidence and calm in difficult situations
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3.6
A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt
A strong belief in yourself that never goes away
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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3.3
A clear show of support by a group, often decided by a formal ballot
How Confident
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confidence comes from the Latin parts con- ('with') and fidere ('to trust'), the same root as confide. Think of it as being 'with trust' in yourself, which is why confidence means belief in your own ability.