self condemning (self kon dem ing)

Condemning one's self. Johnson laughed at this good quietist's self condemning expre ions. Boswell, Johnson, II. 155. self-confidence (self-kon'fi-dens), n . Confidence in one's own judgment or ability; reliance on one's own observation, opinions, or powers, without other aid. The preference of self to those le esteemed, the respect for our own good qualities, is shown in various ways, and perhaps most conspicuously in the feature of Self -confidence. A. Bain , Emotions and Will, p. 103.