confidence – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
confidence
n.
secret; trust; faith in oneself; certainty
Confidence
Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective.
Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself.
Arrogance or
hubris in this comparison is having unmerited confidence—believing something or someone is capable or correct when they are not.
Overconfidence or
presumptuousness is excessive belief in someone (or something) succeeding, without any regard for failure. Confidence can be a
self-fulfilling prophecy as those without it may fail or not try because they lack it and those with it may succeed because they have it rather than because of an innate ability. Taken to an extreme, over-confidence can cause problems as evidenced by the famous author Matthew Syed and mentioned here in this reference in regard to sport.
confidence
Noun
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"
(synonym) assurance, self-assurance, self-confidence, authority, sureness
(hypernym) certainty
(attribute) certain(p), sure
2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"
(antonym) diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust
(hypernym) security
(attribute) confident
3. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"
(hypernym) hopefulness
4. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
(synonym) trust
(hypernym) friendship, friendly relationship
(derivation) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
5. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"
(hypernym) secret
(derivation) confide
confidence
nf.
confidence, secret
confidence
n.
důvěrnost; důvěra; sebedůvěra
