{
    "term": "confidence",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "confidence in somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The president's actions hardly **inspire confidence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The players all **have confidence in** their manager.",
                    "contextForm": "confidence in somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He believes his reforms will **restore confidence** in the financial markets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The survey revealed a **lack of confidence** in the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has the utmost **confidence in** her students' **abilities**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our aim is to increase **public confidence** in the democratic process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The university is facing a **crisis of confidence** about its future role."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new contracts have **undermined the confidence** of employees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are we to place confidence in a man who cannot remember a phone call he made last week?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Confidence has returned to the market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Investor confidence plunged to a 30-year low last week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police need to enjoy the full confidence of the public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The quarterly survey showed an improvement in business confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The commanding officer was relieved of his duty because of a loss of confidence in his leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Confidence is high among the team's supporters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Generally there is low public confidence in government institutions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To maintain confidence in the criminal justice system, the judiciary needs to engage with the public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He expressed confidence in the new plans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Higher profits should raise business confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only if the chairperson resigns will we be able to restore the confidence of our members."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only one bank scandal is needed to shake the confidence in the financial markets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Security institutions have to have the confidence of all communities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Cabinet must enjoy the confidence of Parliament."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captain of the football team said he had every confidence in his men."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captain was not lacking in confidence about her team's prospects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company needs the full confidence of its investors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company's record does not really inspire confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The general's confidence in his army proved misplaced."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government lost a confidence vote."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are gradually instilling confidence in their staff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have no confidence in the legal system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This government has lost the confidence of the public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This government no longer enjoys the confidence of the public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all have complete confidence in this product."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a loss of confidence among investors"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an effort to renew investor confidence in corporate America"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an environment which builds mutual confidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "efforts to build confidence between employers and unions"
                },
                {
                    "text": "public confidence in the government"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to maintain public confidence in the system of justice"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["absolute", "complete", "full"],
                "verb + confidence": ["enjoy", "feel", "have"],
                "confidence + verb": ["decline", "decrease", "fall"],
                "preposition": [
                    "confidence about",
                    "confidence among",
                    "confidence between"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a crisis of confidence",
                    "have every confidence",
                    "have the utmost confidence"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful",
            "sensetop": "with confidenceconfidence in something/yourselfconfidence to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People often **lose confidence** when they are criticized."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **gained confidence** when he went to college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Receiving compliments from my work colleagues has **boosted my confidence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The course will help you **build your confidence** and develop your study skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She certainly doesn't **lack confidence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He suffers from a **lack of confidence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She answered the questions with confidence.",
                    "contextForm": "with confidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't **have** any **confidence** in myself at school.",
                    "contextForm": "confidence in something/yourself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winning the award has **given** me much more **confidence** in my writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The training programmes have given workers the confidence to take on more responsibility.",
                    "contextForm": "confidence to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their confidence grew with each success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A lot of children are lacking in confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All his false confidence had drained away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As the weeks went by he grew in confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During his illness he really lost his confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The training is designed to give staff confidence in managing problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Failing his exams really dented his confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Getting the certificate does a lot in terms of confidence building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's really striking the ball well and has got her confidence back."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I lacked confidence about how I looked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My confidence went completely after my first major defeat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gave an outward appearance of quiet confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has very little confidence in his own abilities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spoke in a tone of easy confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's gained a lot of confidence over the last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Since she got the new job, she's been brimming with confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The home side badly need a confidence booster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winning the competition really boosted her confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man who exudes confidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his confidence in himself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to instil confidence in staff who feel nervous about taking on new roles"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "great"],
                "verb + confidence": ["have", "demonstrate", "display"],
                "confidence + verb": ["drain", "drain away", "evaporate"],
                "confidence + noun": ["boost", "booster", "builder"],
                "preposition": ["with confidence", "confidence about", "confidence in"],
                "phrases": ["a lack of confidence", "a loss of confidence"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the feeling that you are certain about something",
            "sensetop": "with confidenceconfidence that…",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He said he wished that he shared her confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident.",
                    "contextForm": "with confidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "No one can predict with complete confidence what will happen in the financial markets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **expressed her confidence** that they would win.",
                    "contextForm": "confidence that…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a feeling of trust that somebody will keep information private",
            "sensetop": "in confidence",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It took a long time to gain her confidence *(= make her feel she could trust me)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eva told me about their relationship in confidence.",
                    "contextForm": "in confidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is in the **strictest confidence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enquiries will be dealt with in the strictest confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I really can't talk about this—she told me in confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She promised not to break his confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She told me in confidence—I couldn't break that confidence, could I?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Telling other people what I'd said was a total breach of confidence."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["absolute", "complete", "full"],
                "verb + confidence": ["enjoy", "have", "keep"],
                "confidence + noun": ["game", "trick", "man"],
                "preposition": ["in confidence"],
                "phrases": ["a breach of confidence", "in strict confidence"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a secret that you tell somebody",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The girls exchanged confidences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She didn't encourage confidences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boys exchanged whispered confidences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you keep a confidence?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["whispered"],
                "verb + confidence": ["exchange", "share", "keep"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be trusted with somebody’s secrets",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is said to be very much in the president's confidence."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to tell somebody secrets and personal information about yourself",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thought he might take Leo into his confidence."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/",
                "audio": "xc/confidence/xconfidence__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/",
                "audio": "xc/confidence/xconfidence__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere ‘trust’."
}