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inconfidence

inconfidence noun: lack of confidence; mistrust.

Noun

inconfidence (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Lack of confidence; mistrust.
    • When coming first among these Indians in October, 1879, we found, instead of tribal unity and co-operation, schisms, jealousies, inconfidence, dissatisfaction, and pleasure manifested in revolutionary rather than in progressive tendencies.1880, Annual report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, United States. Office of Indian Affairs, page 119

Origin of inconfidence

From in- + confidence.

Questions about inconfidence

What does inconfidence mean?
Inconfidence means lack of confidence; mistrust.
What part of speech is inconfidence?
Inconfidence is a noun.

Words near inconfidence in the dictionary

  1. inconditionate
  2. incondonable
  3. inconducive
  4. inconel
  5. inconels
  6. inconfidence
  7. inconfident
  8. inconfinable
  9. inconform
  10. inconformable
  11. inconformably

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