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misconfidence en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + confidence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Lack of confidence or trust.
    • This whole question revolves about a very apparent condition of misconfidence in the Executive Board. 1925, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, page 218:
    • Slavery taught fear; fear begat misconfidence, which is the greatest blight resting upon the Negro today. 1888, David Augustus Straker, The New South Investigated, page 204: