گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'confidence'

1 عمومی:: اعتماد

2 عمومی:: رازگویی‌

3 عمومی:: اطمینان

4 عمومی:: اعتقاد

5 عمومی:: اط‌مینان‌

6 عمومی:: صمیمیت‌

1 general:: noun faith: We have confidence in her ability. noun poise: She did it with confidence.

2 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with CONFIDENCE, Also see IN CONFIDENCE; TAKE INTO ONE'S CONFIDENCE.

3 general::   noun belief in others ADJ. absolute, complete, full, total The company needs the full confidence of its investors. | great, high, real Confidence is high among the team's supporters. | reasonable | growing, increased, increasing | new, renewed | misplaced The general's confidence in his army proved misplaced. | international | popular, public public confidence in the government | business, consumer, customer, investor, market VERB + CONFIDENCE enjoy, feel, have This government no longer enjoys the confidence of the public. We all have complete confidence in this product. | express He expressed confidence in the new plans. | be lacking in, lack | share She wished that she shared his confidence. | maintain, preserve to maintain public confidence in the system of justice | bolster, boost, build (up), enhance, improve, increase, lift, raise Higher profits should raise business confidence. | gain | command, create, develop, encourage, engender, generate, give (sb), inspire, instil The training is designed to give staff confidence in managing problems. The company's record does not really inspire confidence. | rebuild, restore, revive Only if the chairperson resigns will we be able to restore the confidence of our members. | lose This government has lost the confidence of the public. | damage, dent, sap, shake, undermine, weaken Only one bank scandal is needed to shake the confidence in the financial markets. | destroy, shatter CONFIDENCE + VERB decrease | grow, increase, rise | return Confidence has returned to the market. PREP. ~ about The captain was not lacking in confidence about his team's prospects. | ~ among a loss of confidence among investors | ~ between efforts to build confidence between employers and unions | ~ in They have no confidence in the legal system. PHRASES a crisis of confidence There is a crisis of confidence in the university about its future role. | have every/little/no/some confidence The captain of the football team said he had every confidence in his men. | a lack of confidence, a loss of confidence, a vote of (no) confidence This is a tremendous vote of confidence for the government. | a (no) confidence motion/vote The government lost a parliamentary confidence vote. belief in yourself ADJ. considerable, enormous, great | sublime, supreme, tremendous, utter | added, extra | fresh, new-found | increased, increasing, growing | calm, quiet giving an outward appearance of quiet confidence | easy She spoke in a tone of easy confidence. | false All his false confidence had drained away. | inner, personal | social VERB + CONFIDENCE have She has very little confidence in her own abilities. | show | feel ‘I can explain,’ he said, with a confidence he did not feel. | brim with, exude, be full of, ooze, radiate Since she got the new job, she's been brimming with confidence. a man who exudes confidence | be lacking in, lack A lot of children are lacking in confidence. | acquire, develop, gain, gather She's gained a lot of confidence over the last year. | grow in As the weeks went by he grew in confidence. | lose During his illness he really lost his confidence. | get back, rebuild, recover, regain, restore He's really striking the ball well and has got his confidence back. | bolster, boost, build (up), enhance Winning the competition really boosted her confidence. | give sb, instil to instil confidence in staff who feel nervous about taking on new roles | dent, sap, shake, undermine, weaken Failing his exams really dented his confidence. | destroy, shatter CONFIDENCE + VERB drain (away), evaporate, go My confidence went completely after my first major defeat. | grow, increase, rise Their confidence grew with each success. | return CONFIDENCE + NOUN boost, booster The home side badly need a confidence booster. | building Getting the certificate does a lot in terms of confidence building. PREP. with ~ She answered the question with confidence. | ~ about I lacked confidence about how I looked | ~ in his confidence in himself PHRASES a lack of confidence, a loss of confidence trust ADJ. absolute, complete, full, total | mutual VERB + CONFIDENCE enjoy, have The Cabinet must enjoy the confidence of Parliament. | keep, retain | gain, get, win | build an environment which builds mutual confidence | betray, break | place, put Are we to place confidence in a minister who cannot remember a phone call he made last week? | withhold | take sb into She thought she might take Leo into her confidence. CONFIDENCE + NOUN trick, trickster PREP. in ~ She told me in confidence?I couldn't break that confidence, could I? PHRASES a breach of confidence Telling other people what I'd said was a total breach of confidence. | in strict confidence Enquiries will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. secret ADJ. whispered VERB + CONFIDENCE exchange, share The girls exchanged whispered confidences. | keep | betray I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence. | encourage, invite She didn't encourage confidences. PHRASES an exchange of confidences

4 general:: confidence verbs have confidence in somebody/something • The people no longer have any confidence in their government. lose confidence in somebody/something • Employees are losing confidence in the company. gain/win sb’s confidence • As team captain, he soon won the confidence of the players. inspire confidence (= make people have confidence ) • Our education system should inspire public confidence. restore confidence (= make people have confidence again ) • Interest rate reductions would restore business confidence. boost confidence (= make people have more confidence ) • The government is keen to boost consumer confidence and spending. shake sb’s confidence (= make them have less confidence ) • The stock market fall has shaken the confidence of investors. undermine/damage/weaken sb’s confidence (= make someone have less confidence ) • The situation in the US was undermining foreign confidence in the dollar. destroy/shatter confidence in somebody/something • A further crisis has destroyed public confidence in the bank. phrases have every/complete/absolute confidence in somebody/something • A manager must be able to have complete confidence in his staff. a lack of confidence • the public’s lack of confidence in the National Health Service a crisis of confidence (= a situation in which people no longer trust a government, system etc ) • the crisis of confidence over food safety ADJECTIVES/NOUN + confidence public confidence • The changes should improve public confidence in the system. consumer confidence (= that ordinary people have when the economic situation is good ) • Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest for two years. business confidence (= that businesses have when the economic situation is good ) • The region has gained 46,000 jobs and business confidence is high. investor confidence (= that investors have when the economic situation is good ) • A fall in the value of shares damages investor confidence. confidence 2 verbs have confidence • Young teenagers often don’t have a lot of confidence. be full of confidence • The team are full of confidence. brim with confidence (= be full of it ) • Clive walked into the room, brimming with confidence as usual. exude/radiate confidence (= show it in a very noticeable way ) • As the leader, you have to exude confidence and authority. lack/be lacking in confidence • She lacked the confidence to talk to people. lose (your) confidence • He’d been out of work for six months and had lost all his confidence. give somebody confidence • I had really good teachers who gave me a lot of confidence in myself. gain confidence ( also grow/gain in confidence ) (= become more confident ) • Paul did well in the job and gained a lot of confidence. boost/increase sb’s confidence (= make someone feel more confident ) • One of my stories was published, which really boosted my confidence. build up sb’s confidence (= gradually increase it ) • When you’ve had an accident, it takes a while to build up your confidence again. undermine sb’s confidence (= gradually reduce it ) • His constant criticism was undermining my confidence. dent/shake sb’s confidence (= make it less strong ) • A bad experience like that can dent your confidence. destroy/shatter sb’s confidence • When she failed her degree, it shattered her confidence. sb’s confidence grows/increases • Since she started her new school, her confidence has grown a lot. nouns a confidence boost • They offered me the job immediately, which was a real confidence boost. confidence building (= making it develop ) • Training for a big match is all about confidence building. phrases a lack of confidence • She had always suffered from insecurity and a lack of confidence. a loss of confidence • As people age, they may suffer from a loss of confidence.

5 general:: confidence the feeling that you have the ability to do things well, and to not make mistakes or be nervous in new situations: • You need patience and confidence to be a good teacher. • have the confidence to do something: ‘We have the confidence to beat Brazil,’ said Sampson. • After the accident it took a long time before she had the confidence to get back in a car again. • full of confidence (= very confident ): I went into the test full of confidence, but it was more difficult than I had imagined. self-confidence a strong belief that you can do things well and that other people will like you, which means you behave confidently in most situations: • He’s new in the job but he has plenty of self-confidence. • Studies show that girls tend to lose some of their self-confidence in their teenage years. • Students who get some kind of work experience develop greater self-confidence and better communication skills. morale the level of confidence, satisfaction, and hope that people feel, especially a group of people who work together: • low/high morale: Morale among the soldiers has been low. • keep up morale (= keep it at a high level ): They sang songs to keep up their morale until the rescuers arrived. assurance/self-assurance a feeling of calm confidence in your own abilities, especially because you have a lot of experience: • She envied the older woman’s assurance. • Danby spoke to the committee with the self-assurance of an expert. self-esteem the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked and respected: • Getting a job did a lot for her self-esteem. • Sports should build a child’s self-esteem, not damage it.