Confidence - Definition

n 1: 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"; "she
spoke with authority" [syn: assurance, self-assurance,
confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness]
2: a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have
confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed,
never owned" [ant: diffidence, self-distrust, self-
doubt]
3: a state of confident hopefulness that events will be
favorable; "public confidence in the economy"
4: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence";
"he betrayed their trust" [syn: confidence, trust]
5: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone
trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not
reveal her confidences"