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Related Words
abbreviation abridgment (or abridgement) curtailment shortening
concentration consolidation
simplification streamlining
decreasing diminishment lessening
Near Antonyms
dilation dispersion dissipation scattering
distension (or distention) inflation swelling
Antonyms
decompression expansion
con​fi​dence
noun
con·​fi·​dence
ˈkän-fə-dən(t)s -ˌden(t)s

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances //had perfect confidence in her ability to succeed //met the risk with brash confidence
    faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way //consumer confidence //have confidence in a leader
  • the quality or state of being certain certitude //they had every confidence of success
  • a relation of trust or intimacy in which personal or private information is shared //Doctors cannot betray the confidence of their patients. //I took my friend into my confidence.
    reliance on another's discretion //Their story was told in strictest confidence.
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