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View synonyms for conviction
conviction
[ kuhn-vik-shuhn ]
noun
- a fixed or firm belief:
No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
- the act of convicting someone, as in a court of law; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense.
- the state of being convicted.
- the act of convincing a person by argument or evidence.
- the state of being convinced.
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt
conviction
/ kənˈvɪkʃən /
noun
- the state or appearance of being convinced
- a fixed or firmly held belief, opinion, etc
- the act of convincing
- the act or an instance of convicting or the state of being convicted
- carry convictionto be convincing
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Derived Forms
- conˈvictional, adjective
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Other Words From
- con·viction·al adjective
- noncon·viction noun
- precon·viction noun
- procon·viction adjective
- recon·viction noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conviction1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin convictiōn-, stem of convictiō “proof (of guilt)” from convict(us) “convinced, conquered” (past participle of convincere; convince ) + -iō -ion ( def )
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Idioms and Phrases
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Synonym Study
See belief.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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