1. (

• assurance ,
• self-assurance ,
• confidence ,
• self-confidence ,
• authority ,
• sureness

) 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" ;

2. (

• confidence

) a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" ;

3. (

• confidence ,

) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy" ;

4. (

• confidence ,
• trust

) a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" ;

5. (

• confidence

) a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences" ;