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Definition diffidence

Etymology

From Latin diff?dentiam (“distrust”), from diff?dere (“to mistrust”), from dis- and f?dere (“to trust”). Attested since ?1400. The original sense was antonymous with confidence, and the modern sense of ‘distrusting oneself’ dates from the 1650s.

Noun

diffidence (countable and uncountable, plural diffidences)

  1. The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
  2. (obsolete) Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.

Results 89 Words with the letters DIFFIDENCE

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11 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
DIFFIDENCES 23
10 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
DIFFIDENCE 22
7 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
DEFINED 13
DEICIDE 12
DEIFIED 12
EDIFICE 14
EDIFIED 12
EFFENDI 15
6 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
DECIDE 11
DEFEND 12
DEFIED 11
DEFINE 11
DEICED 11
DEIFIC 13
DENIED 9
EDENIC 11
FENCED 14
FENDED 12
INDEED 9
5 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
CEDED 10
DEICE 9
DICED 10
DIDIE 7
DIENE 7
DINED 8
ENDED 8
FENCE 12
FICIN 12
FIEND 10
FIFED 12
FINED 10
INDIE 7
NIDED 8
NIECE 9
4 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
CEDE 8
CEDI 8
CINE 8
DEED 6
DEFI 8
DENE 6
DENI 6
DICE 8
DIED 6
DIFF 11
DINE 6
EIDE 5
FEED 8
FEND 9
FICE 10
FIEF 10
FIFE 10
FIND 9
FINE 8
ICED 8
NEED 6
NEIF 8
NICE 8
NIDE 6
NIDI 6
3 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
CEE 6
DEE 4
DEF 7
DEN 5
DID 5
DIE 4
DIF 7
DIN 5
EFF 9
END 5
FED 7
FEE 6
FEN 7
FID 7
FIE 6
FIN 7
ICE 6
IFF 9
NEE 4
2 letter words with the letters DIFFIDENCE ↑
DE 3
DI 3
ED 3
EF 5
EN 3
FE 5
FI 5
ID 3
IF 5
IN 3
NE 3

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