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confidence noun ( SECRET )
/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt s/
/ˈkɑːn-/ n Definition
[C] a secret that you tell someone
They talked endlessly, exchanging confidences.
in confidence
If you tell something to someone in confidence, you do not want them to tell anyone else.
take sb into your confidence
to share your secrets with someone, trusting them not to tell other people
I should never have taken him into my confidence.
(Definition of confidence noun (SECRET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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