Confidence meaning

What does “confidence” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“confidence” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.

confidence

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
“his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
“after that failure he lost his confidence”
Synonymsassurance self-assurance self-confidence authority sureness
a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
“I have confidence in our team”
“confidence is always borrowed, never owned”
Oppositesdiffidence
a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
“public confidence in the economy”
a trustful relationship
“he took me into his confidence”
“he betrayed their trust”
Synonymstrust
a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
“everyone trusted him with their confidences”
“the priest could not reveal her confidences”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University