Trust vs. Confidence — What's the Difference?

A confidence placed in a person by making them the nominal owner of property.

A private or secret matter told to someone.

Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance

Certainty about something.

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

Confidence is a state of being clear-headed either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a Latin word 'fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having self-confidence is having trust in one's self.

One in which confidence is placed.

The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something

Custody; care

The telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable

Reliance on something in the future; hope

Belief in the certainty of something

Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit

Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.

A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

Trust or faith in a person or thing

The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

A trusting relationship

The property so held.

That which is confided; a secret

An institution or organization directed by trustees

A feeling of assurance that a confidant will keep a secret

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud

To have or place confidence in; depend on

Self-assurance.

To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something

A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

To expect with assurance; assume

Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

To give credence to; believe

(dated) Boldness; presumption.

To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; - formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

To extend credit to.

That in which faith is put or reliance had.

To have or place reliance; depend

Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.

To be confident; hope.

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; - often with self prefixed.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

Giving occasion for confidence.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

A feeling of trust (in someone or something);

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

A state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable;

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

A trustful relationship;

(legal) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.

A secret that is confided or entrusted to another;

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

Belief in one's own abilities.

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

Assurance in a positive outcome.

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

Trustworthiness or reliability of a person or thing.

To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

To risk; to venture confidently.

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.

Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.

That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.

An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.

A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.

Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

To show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

Certainty based on past experience;

The trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

A trustful relationship;

Have confidence or faith in;

Allow without fear

Be confident about something;

Expect and wish;

Confer a trust upon;

Extend credit to

A firm belief in someone's reliability.

Reliance on the integrity of a person or thing.

An arrangement where property is held by one for the benefit of another.

The state of being responsible for someone.

Through honesty, consistency, open communication, and showing reliability.

Yes, you might believe in someone's abilities (confidence) but not trust their intentions.

Yes, self-confidence specifically refers to confidence in one's own abilities.

Often, yes. Repeated positive experiences can bolster confidence.

It can lead to feelings of betrayal, hurt, and skepticism.

It's possible, but regaining trust often requires consistent efforts and time.

By setting and achieving small goals, gaining new skills, and focusing on positive self-affirmation.

Trust ensures collaboration, open communication, and cohesive team efforts.

Both deal with belief and assurance, but trust often concerns others, while confidence is about oneself or outcomes.

Genuine confidence is often accompanied by competence and consistency, while a façade might lack substance when challenged.

Yes, trust is about reliability and consistency, not necessarily personal affection.

While trust has an emotional component, it can also be based on objective evidence or logic.

While subjective, various psychological and organizational tools attempt to measure levels of trust and confidence.

No, overconfidence is an inflated belief in one's abilities or outcomes, often without basis.

Yes, excessive confidence without humility can come off as arrogance.