confidence : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  bunko; bunco game; bunko game; sting; flimflam; con game; confidence game; gyp; bunco; hustle; con.
  

WordNet

• any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler.

Webster 1913

• noun a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
  con artist; con man.
  

WordNet

• a swindler.

Webster 1913

• noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  bunko; bunco game; bunko game; sting; flimflam; con game; confidence game; gyp; bunco; hustle; con.
  

WordNet

• noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
  confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness; assurance.
  
  • his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
  • after that failure he lost his confidence
  • she spoke with authority

WordNet

Self`-con"fi*dence noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

   A feeling of self-confidence which supported and sustained him. Beaconsfield.

Webster 1913

• to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.

Webster 1913

• noun an expression of approval and encouragement
  
  • they gave the chairman a vote of confidence

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