Confidence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚlˌɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnfɪdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnfɪdəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚlˌɔː/.

Examples

his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
after that failure he lost his confidence
she spoke with authority

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trust assurance sureness self-confidence self-assurance authority

Antonyms

diffidence

Parts of Speech

noun	freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities “his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
noun	a feeling of trust (in someone or something) “I have confidence in our team”
noun	a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable “public confidence in the economy”
noun	a trustful relationship “he took me into his confidence”
noun	a secret that is confided or entrusted to another “everyone trusted him with their confidences”

Word Forms

confident	adjective	having or marked by confidence or assurance
self-confident	adjective	showing poise and confidence in your own worth
sure	adjective	infallible or unfailing
confidential	adjective	denoting confidence or intimacy
confide	verb	confer a trust upon
trusty	adjective	worthy of trust or belief
trust	verb	confer a trust upon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vertrauen

Freiheit von Zweifeln; Glaube an dich selbst und deine Fähigkeiten

🇫🇷French

confiance

l'absence de doute; confiance en vous et en vos capacités

🇪🇸Spanish

confianza

libertad de dudas; creer en ti mismo y en tus habilidades

🇮🇹Italian

fiducia

libertà dal dubbio; fiducia in te stesso e nelle tue capacità

🇳🇱Dutch

vertrouwen

vrijheid van twijfel; geloof in jezelf en je capaciteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

confiança

liberdade de dúvidas; crença em você mesmo e em suas habilidades

🇷🇺Russian

уверенность

свобода от сомнений; вера в себя и свои способности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आत्मविश्वास

संदेह से मुक्ति; अपने आप पर और अपनी क्षमताओं पर विश्वास

🇧🇩Bengali

আত্মবিশ্বাস

সন্দেহ থেকে স্বাধীনতা; নিজেকে এবং আপনার ক্ষমতা বিশ্বাস

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பிக்கை

சந்தேகத்தில் இருந்து விடுதலை; உங்கள் மீதும் உங்கள் திறன்கள் மீதும் நம்பிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్వాసం

సందేహం నుండి స్వేచ్ఛ; మీపై మరియు మీ సామర్ధ్యాలపై నమ్మకం

🇮🇳Marathi

आत्मविश्वास

शंका पासून स्वातंत्र्य; स्वतःवर आणि आपल्या क्षमतेवर विश्वास

🇮🇳Gujarati

આત્મવિશ્વાસ

શંકાથી સ્વતંત્રતા; તમારી જાતમાં અને તમારી ક્ષમતાઓમાં વિશ્વાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ

ಅನುಮಾನದಿಂದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ; ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആത്മവിശ്വാസം

സംശയത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം; നിങ്ങളെയും നിങ്ങളുടെ കഴിവുകളിലെയും വിശ്വാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸਾ

ਸ਼ੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ; ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਕਾਬਲੀਅਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعتماد

شک سے آزادی؛ اپنے آپ اور اپنی صلاحیتوں پر یقین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

信心

免于怀疑的自由；对自己和自己的能力有信心

🇯🇵Japanese

自信

疑いからの自由。自分自身と自分の能力を信じる

🇰🇷Korean

신뢰

의심으로부터의 자유; 자신과 자신의 능력에 대한 믿음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tự tin

thoát khỏi nghi ngờ; niềm tin vào bản thân và khả năng của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความมั่นใจ

อิสรภาพจากความสงสัย ศรัทธาในตัวเองและความสามารถของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepercayaan diri

kebebasan dari keraguan; keyakinan pada diri sendiri dan kemampuan Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

kumpiyansa

kalayaan mula sa pagdududa; paniniwala sa iyong sarili at sa iyong mga kakayahan

🇲🇾Malay

keyakinan diri

kebebasan daripada keraguan; kepercayaan pada diri sendiri dan kebolehan anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقة

التحرر من الشك؛ الإيمان بنفسك وقدراتك

🇮🇷Persian

اعتماد به نفس

رهایی از شک؛ باور به خود و توانایی های خود

🇹🇷Turkish

kendinden emin

şüphe özgürlüğü; kendinize ve yeteneklerinize olan inancınız

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֵמוּן

חופש מהספק; אמונה בעצמך וביכולות שלך

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