self-confidence: Meaning and Definition of

self-con•fi•dence

Pronunciation: (self"kon'fi-duns, self'-), [key]
— n.
  1. realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  2. excessive or inflated confidence in one's own judgment, ability, etc.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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