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confidential

The correct spelling is confidential.

How to pronounce confidential

/ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/
adjective

IPA: /ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/

Say it like: Con-fid-ent-ial

The correct spelling is confidential. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly For example: "The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs."

Usage Examples

The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.

Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.

a confidential agent; a confidential servant; a confidential whisper

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
  2. 2.Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
  3. 3.Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

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