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I'm confident that our team will win. ► con • fi • dent • ly / ' kаnfэdэntli / adverb She walked confidently to the front of the class.

con • fi • den • tial

/ ^а^э' denjl /

If someone tells you something that is confidential , you should keep it a secret and not tell other people confidential information

con • firmaw / kan ' farm /

( con firms , con • firm ing , con • firmed )

to say that something is true or that something will happen Please write and confirm the date of your arrival.

con •fir • ma • tion |aWL / |kanfar' meijn /

noun [ noncount ]

saying that something is true or will definitely happen

con • fis • cate / kanfaskeit / verb ( con fis • cates , con • fis • cat • ing , con fis • cat • ed )

to officially take something away from someone as a punishment

We will confiscate any cell phones used inside the school building.

con • flict1AW / ' kanflikt / [ count, noncount ] a fight or an argument

con • flict2AWL / kan' flikt / verb

to disagree or be different

These results conflict with earlier research results.

con • formaw / kan ' form /

( con forms , con • form • ing , con • formed )

to behave in a way that other people and society expect you to behave

New students in the school feel a lot of pressure to conform.

con • front / kan frAnt / verb ( con fronts , con front • ing , con front • ed )

to think about something that is difficult or unpleasant to confront a problem

to stand in front of someone, for example because you want to fight him or her

The protesters were confronted by riot police.

con • fron • ta • tion / |kanfran ' teijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a fight or an argument

I want to avoid any confrontation.

соп .fuse ф / ksn'fyuz/ verb (con fus•es,con • fus • ing ,con • fused )

to mix someone's ideas, so that they cannot think clearly or understand

They confused me by asking so many questions.

to think that one thing or person is another thing or person

I often confuse Lee with his brother. They look so similar.

► con • fus • ing / kan ' fyuzin / adjective

difficult to understand This map is very confusing.

con .fused Ф / kan fyuzd / adjective

not able to think clearly

The waiter got confused and brought everyone the wrong drink.

con • fu • sion / kan' fyujn / noun

[noncount]

not being able to think clearly or understand something He looked at me in confusion when I asked him a question.

con • ges • tion / kan ' d3estjan / noun

[ noncount ]

( health ) the state of being very full of something

severe traffic congestion

medicine to relieve nasal congestion

► con • gest • ed / kan ' d₃estad / adjective

The highway is always congested during rush hour. I have a bad cold and am completely congested.

con • grat • u • late / kan ' grretjaleit / verb ( con • grat • u • lates , con grat • u • lat • ing , con •grat u • lat ed )

to tell someone that you are pleased about something that they have done

I congratulated Sue on passing her exam.

con • grat • u • la • tions / kan^rretja ' leijnz /

noun [ plural ]

something you say to someone when you are pleased about something they have done Congratulations on your new job!

con • gre • ga • tion / |kangra ' geijn /

[count]