Spanish word

convencimiento

Pronunciation

IPA/kombenθiˈmjento/

Meaning

  • masculine nounconviction

Example

Tengo el convencimiento de que es la mejor opción.

I have the conviction that it is the best option.

Illustration for convencimiento (conviction)

More examples

A pesar de las críticas, mantiene el convencimiento de que su decisión fue correcta.

Despite the criticisms, he maintains the conviction that his decision was correct.

Core concept

The resulting certainty after being persuaded.

Common phrases

  • tener el convencimiento de que

    hold the conviction that

  • perder el convencimiento

    lose one's conviction

Similar words

convicción: Firm belief formed from strong evidence or persuasive reasons, felt as settled.
creencia: Personal belief rooted in teachings or experience, held as true without proof.
opinión: Personal view or judgment expressed about something, not necessarily based on facts.
certeza: State of having no doubt that something is true; a feeling of complete surety.

Definition in Spanish

Designa el resultado o la condición de haber sido persuadido y sentirse seguro de algo.

Word origin

Built from the verb convencer and the nominalizing suffix -miento to express the condition or outcome of having been convinced.

Usage tips

  • When stating personal conviction, speakers often use Tengo el convencimiento de que to sound deliberate and slightly softer than estoy convencido.

Other meanings

  • beliefnoun
  • persuasionnoun

Opposites

  • dudadoubtnoun
  • escepticismoscepticismnoun

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