minar + Posesivo + confianza

(v.) = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence

Ex. He can experiment without anxiety because at each trial the new material can be supported by the old so that his confidence is not undermined if it fails.

Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex. This ideology subordinated all women by belittling their achievements, sapping their confidence, and convincing them that they were really inferior to men.

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(v.) = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence

Ex: He can experiment without anxiety because at each trial the new material can be supported by the old so that his confidence is not undermined if it fails.

Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex: This ideology subordinated all women by belittling their achievements, sapping their confidence, and convincing them that they were really inferior to men.