English dictionary
confidence
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
noun
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
noun
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
noun
- a trustful relationship
noun
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
Example sentences
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
after that failure he lost his confidence
she spoke with authority
everyone trusted him with their confidences
the priest could not reveal her confidences
I have confidence in our team
confidence is always borrowed, never owned
he took me into his confidence
he betrayed their trust
public confidence in the economy