inconfident

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adjective

unconfident; lacking confidence

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveinconfident (comparative more inconfident, superlative most inconfident)

comparative more inconfident · superlative most inconfident

  1. rareunconfident; lacking confidence

    This is in perfect accord with our finding that the confident judgment of a given subject is more liable to be correct than an inconfident one by the same subject.

    1914, American Psychological Association, Psychological monographs, volume 17, page 50

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Translations

Māori ahaaha
  • ahaahalacking in confidence, unsure of oneself
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APA

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Chicago

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