SELF-ASSURANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-assurance mean? 

• SELF-ASSURANCE (noun)
  The noun SELF-ASSURANCE has 1 sense:

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

  Familiarity information: SELF-ASSURANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-ASSURANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

assurance; authority; confidence; self-assurance; self-confidence; sureness

Context example:

she spoke with authority

Hypernyms ("self-assurance" is a kind of...):

certainty (the state of being certain)

Attribute:

certain; sure (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured)

incertain; uncertain; unsure (lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance)