self-confidence: Meaning and Definition of
self-con•fi•dence
Pronunciation: (self"kon'fi-duns, self'-), [key]
— n.
- realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- excessive or inflated confidence in one's own judgment, ability, etc.
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