confidence

confidence
n.
trust
reliance

1) to enjoy, have; gain, win smb.'s confidence

2) to inspire, instill confidence in smb.

3) to have; place one's confidence in smb.

4) to misplace one's confidence

5) to take smb. into one's confidence

6) to shake smb.'s confidence

7) to betray smb.'s confidence

8) absolute, every, perfect confidence (I have absolute confidence in her ability)

9) confidence in (my confidence in him was shaken),

secrecy
secret

10) to exchange confidences

11) to violate a confidence

12) strict confidence

13) in confidence (she told it to me in strictest confidence)

belief in one's own ability
firm belief

14) to express; gain confidence

15) to exude, ooze confidence (he just oozes confidence)

16) to shake smb.'s confidence

17) buoyant, unbounded confidence

18) the confidence to + inf. (he doesn't have enough confidence to proceed on his own)

19) confidence that + clause (nothing could shake her confidence that she would succeed)

* * *
['kɒnfɪd(ə)ns]
every
instill confidence in smb.
place one's confidence in smb.
unbounded confidence
win smb. 's confidence
perfect confidence (I have absolute confidence in her ability)
ooze confidence (he just oozes confidence)
['belief in one's own ability'] ['firm belief] to express
['secrecy'] ['secret'] to exchange confidences
['trust'] ['reliance'] to enjoy
absolute
buoyant
strict confidence
to betray smb. 's confidence
to exude
to have
to inspire
to misplace one's confidence
to shake smb. 's confidence
to take smb. into one's confidence
to violate a confidence
the confidence to + inf. (he doesn't have enough confidence to proceed on his own)
confidence in (my confidence in him was shaken)
confidence that + clause (nothing could shake her confidence that she would succeed)
in confidence (she told it to me in strictest confidence)

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