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Definition: Self-confidence |
Self-confidenceNoun1. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "self-confidence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Fear is an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk, real or not, or danger. It's one of the basic emotions (see emotion theory).Fear is a very powerful tool for behavior modification.
Quote: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
See also:
- Phobia.
The opposite is confidence. Self-confidence is confidence in oneself, i.e. in one's abilities and worth, including the abilitiy to cope with one's limitations and problems.
Unjustified confidence can cause problems.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fear."
Synonyms: Self-confidenceSynonyms: assurance (n), authority (n), confidence (n), self-assurance (n), sureness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Vanity | Noun: vanity; conceit, conceitedness; self-conceit, self-complacency, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-esteem, self-love, self-approbation, self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation, self-gratulation, self-applause, self-admiration; amour propre; selfishness. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Self-confidence |
| English words defined with "self-confidence": diffidence, diffident ♦ insecure ♦ overreaching ♦ self-distrust, self-doubt, shy ♦ timid ♦ unassertive, unsure ♦ vaulting. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "self-confidence": Gestalt Therapy ♦ industrial rehabilitation centre, industrial rehabilitation unit ♦ vocational rehabilitation centre ♦ work evaluation centre, work preparation centre. (references) |
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Clever | I have faith in fools. My friends call it self-confidence. (references; author: unknown) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edgar Allan Poe | I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. |
Phillips Brooks | Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children. |
Samuel Johnson | Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Usually, classmates accept the patient and condition, and the child gains a sense of self-confidence by resuming the former role as a student. (references) | |
The trial will determine if emotional and daily-living support from family members and close friends can increase self-confidence and functional ability in stroke patients. (references) | ||
In addition to these physical changes, testosterone injections often bring on psychological changes as well. As they begin to develop a more masculine appearance, the self-confidence of XXY males tends to increase. (references) | ||
Business | Management needs to teach initiative, self-confidence and dynamism. (references) | |
Women | Libya | Some observers have noted that even educated women tend to lack self-confidence and social awareness and seek only a limited degree of occupational and social equality with men. (references) |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | I have to admit I'm reluctant to disrobe in a crowded locker room, but I strongly believe that the key to gaining self-confidence is by confronting your fears. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Most important of all, in this period, the United States has reemerged into the fullness of its self-confidence and purpose. |
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| "Self-confidence" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.50% of the time. "Self-confidence" is used about 200 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.5% | 195 | 21,939 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.5% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 200 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "self-confidence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 自信 (self-assurance, self-assured, self-confident). (various references) | |
Danish | selvtillid (self-reliance). (various references) | |
Dutch | zelfvertrouwen (self-reliance). (various references) | |
Faeroese | sjálvsálit (aplomb, self-assurance, self-reliance). (various references) | |
Finnish | itseluottamus. (various references) | |
German | selbstvertrauen (self confidence), selbstbewußtsein (aplomb, self confidence). (various references) | |
Greek | αυτοπεποίθηση (confidence, self confidence, self-assertion, self-assurance, self-reliance). (various references) | |
Hungarian | magabízás (self-reliance), elbizakodottság (cockiness, cock-sureness, confidence, flatulence, flatulency, immodesty, pretension, pretentiousness, self-importance, side), beképzeltség (conceit, egotism, flatulence, flatulency, self-importance, vainglory, vanity), önbizalom (assurance, confidence, self confidence, self-reliance). (various references) | |
Icelandic | sjálfstraust (self-reliance). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 自 心 (pride), 自信 , 自信 , 意気地 (backbone, guts, self-respect). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いくじ (backbone, childcare, guts, nursing, self-respect, upbringing), いきじ (backbone, guts, self-respect), じし" (attendant, benevolence, by oneself, core, courtier, earthquake, magnetic needle, mercy, personally), じふし" (pride). (various references) | |
Korean | 자기 과 . (various references) | |
Manx | hene-barrantys (self-assurance). (various references) | |
Norwegian | selvtillit (self-esteem, self-reliance). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elf-confidencesay.(various references) | |
Russian | самоуверенность (assurance, assuredness, boldness, overconfidence, self confidence, self-assurance). (various references) | |
Scottish | spailp (boldness, pride, self-conceit). (various references) | |
Swedish | självförtroende (assurance, self confidence, self-reliance). (various references) | |
Turkish | kendine güvensizlik (diffidence, lack of self-confidence, self-distrust). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự tự tin (aplomb, self-assurance), lòng tự tin (self-assurance). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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"Self-confidence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: selfconfidence. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "self-confidence" (pronounced 'Self`-con"fi*dence'): Accidence, Coincidence, Confidence, Decidence, IMPROVIDENCE, imprudence, impudence, jurisprudence, Noncoincidence, Nonresidence, Overconfidence, Prefidence, Presidence, Providence, Prudence, residence, Self-evidence, Unconfidence, Unprudence. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-e-f-f-i-l-n-n-o-s" | |
-3 letters: confidences. | |
-4 letters: confidence, declension, indolences. | |
-5 letters: decencies, ensconced, indolence, insolence, leniences, licencees, nescience. | |
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