1. Harboring inner doubts about one's capabilities while displaying an outward appearance of legitimate confidence.
2. Prematurely forced self-assurance.
2. Prematurely forced self-assurance.
It's impossible to 'fake it till you make it' without starting off with at least a little bit of confauxdence.
by DaHindenburg April 20, 2010
1. Failure of attempted empathy.
2. The act of empathizing with another individual, but failing due to circumstances beyond your control.
2. The act of empathizing with another individual, but failing due to circumstances beyond your control.
I attempted to explain to my recent ex-girlfriend that I know how she feels in our situation, because I've been in the same position in the past. That attempathy backfired badly, because she thought I was measuring her against another past ex-girlfriend.
by DaHindenburg June 23, 2011