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lower confidence

[ˈloʊər ˈkɑːnfɪdəns]
verb phrase / noun phrase
diminuir a confiança / reduzir a confiança
1. to reduce or decrease the level of trust, certainty, or belief in something or someone
The recent scandal will lower confidence in the government.
O recente escândalo irá diminuir a confiança no governo.
2. to make someone feel less certain or assured about something
His poor performance might lower confidence among investors.
Seu desempenho fraco pode reduzir a confiança entre os investidores.
3. in statistics, to establish a lower bound for a confidence interval
The study had to lower confidence levels due to sample size constraints.
O estudo teve que reduzir os níveis de confiança devido às limitações do tamanho da amostra.
Synonyms
reduce confidencediminish trustdecrease certaintyundermine faithweaken belief
Antonyms
raise confidenceincrease trustboost faithstrengthen beliefenhance certainty

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
diminuir a confiança / reduzir a confiança
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
abaixar a confiança
colloquial alternative
Portugal
reduzir a confiança / diminuir a confiança
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

lose confidence
shake confidence
erode confidence
undermine trust
cast doubt
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