Synonyms for self-confidence


Grammar : Noun
Spell : self-kon-fi-duhns, self-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛlfˈkɒn fɪ dəns, ˈsɛlf-


Définition of self-confidence

Origin :
  • also self confidence, 1650s, from self- + confidence.
  • noun self assurance
Example sentences :
  • Though ill and poor at this period, he kept up his self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Her self-confidence, which had overthrown Philip, had gradually oozed away.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • But Germany and Austria lost nothing of their self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • It cannot all be want of experience as 13th have shown dash and self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • You cannot forestall that; you must depend upon your own self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
  • Nothing but want of self-confidence had stood in the way of my coming into my own.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Self-sufficiency and self-confidence are inevitable results.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers
  • He was straight as a ramrod; there was self-confidence in his carriage and pride in his mien.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
  • To see it there was to have it; or so I vowed in my surprise and self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « The Bronze Hand » by Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)
  • I wouldn't do anything to wound her pride or self-confidence.
  • Extract from : « A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories » by William D. Howells

Antonyms for self-confidence

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