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confidence

[′kän·fə·dəns]
(statistics)
The degree of assurance that a specified failure rate is not exceeded.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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He anxiously questioned the princess, asked her to speak out fully and confide her grief to him; but she only repeated that she begged him to forget what she had said, that she did not remember what she had said, and that she had no trouble except the one he knew of- that Prince Andrew's marriage threatened to cause a rupture between father and son.
It is you who have told me that you had a secret to confide in me.
Confide has spent the last 31 years working with adults, children and those in the Armed Forces.
Women shy or afraid help or confide loved Seema Malhotra menopause "I think this is why I was not open about my menopause symptoms straight away, as I felt shy and embarrassed to feel the way I did at first.
Is it easier to confide in your siblings than your close friends?
She might assume that because you haven't seen each other lately, it would be inappropriate for her to confide in you - she might not want to bother you.
I just want you to listen because I want to be able to confide in you." If she can listen, great.
New Delhi, Feb 14 ( ANI ): Many Chinese men have intimate female friends to confide their feelings, a survey has said.
What we didnt bank on was how quickly these are passed on by those we confide in.

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