diffide

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verb

To be distrustful

OriginLatin diffido →
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Meanings

verb
  1. obsoleteTo be distrustful

    Nor is it sufficient ground to diffide to the strength of this Argument...

    1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 22

Origin

  1. Latindiffido“to distrust”
  2. Englishdiffide

Latin diffido (“to distrust”)

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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