[self-kon-fi-duh
ns, self-] 
| 1. | realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc. |
| 2. | excessive or inflated confidence in one's own judgment, ability, etc. |
| self-con·fi·dence (sělf'kŏn'fĭ-dəns) n. Confidence in oneself or one's own abilities: "Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradle" (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at confidence. self'-con'fi·dent adj., self'-con'fi·dent·ly adv. |