DIFFIDENCE
\dˈɪfɪdəns], \dˈɪfɪdəns], \d_ˈɪ_f_ɪ_d_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of DIFFIDENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.
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Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Distrust of the power, ability, or disposition of others; distrust of one's own ability; a modest reserve or baslifulness.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Distrust; doubt of the power or disposition of others;—want of confidence in one’s self; lack of self-reliance; modest reserve;—bashfulness; modesty; timidity; hesitation.
By Thomas Sheridan
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