Confidence In vs Confidence Trick: what is the difference?

Two words that are easy to mix up. Confidence In is a noun phrase meaning “Trust or faith placed in a named person, method, or result. You have confidence-in a…”, while Confidence Trick is a noun meaning “A swindle that first wins someone's trust, then cheats them — a confidence-trick is a…”. بالعربي: Confidence In = ثقة في، Confidence Trick = خدعة احتيالية.

Confidence In noun phrase · /ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɪn/

ثقة في — ثقة في يقين موجّه نحو شخص أو طريقة أو رقم؛ اسم مركّب يحتاج مفعولاً؛ ليس confidence بالنفس ولا confide-in الفعل 💪

Trust or faith placed in a named person, method, or result. You have confidence-in a bench, a protocol, or a number. Not confidence (self-assurance), not confide-in (the verb of trusting a listener), and not confidential (secret).

Counsel will not file until they have confidence-in one clear matrix claim.

Synonyms: trust in, faith in, belief in, reliance on, assurance in

Confidence Trick noun · /ˈkɒnfɪdəns trɪk/

خدعة احتيالية — خدعة احتيالية أي نصب يكسب الثقة ثم يسرق؛ احتيال بالثقة؛ ليست confidence-in الطريقة ولا take-into-confidence الإشراك 🎭

A swindle that first wins someone's trust, then cheats them — a confidence-trick is a con, not confidence-in a method, not in-confidence (privately), and not take-into-confidence (inviting a trusted ear)

Naif Talal Al-Essa rejected any confidence-trick that sold fake HBDNF gold without a 43-day assay.

Synonyms: con, scam, swindle, fraud, sting

How GL Dictionary tells them apart

FAQ

What is the difference between Confidence In and Confidence Trick?

Confidence In means Trust or faith placed in a named person, method, or result. You have confidence-in a bench, a protocol, or a number. Not confidence (self-assurance), not confide-in (the verb of trusting a listener), and not confidential (secret). Confidence Trick means A swindle that first wins someone's trust, then cheats them — a confidence-trick is a con, not confidence-in a method, not in-confidence (privately), and not take-into-confidence (inviting a trusted ear)

ما الفرق بين Confidence In وConfidence Trick بالعربي؟

Confidence In: ثقة في. Confidence Trick: خدعة احتيالية.

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