misconfidence

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noun

Lack of confidence or trust.

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Meanings

nounmisconfidence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack 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
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    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

Origin

From mis- + confidence.

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APA

misconfidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconfidence

MLA

“misconfidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconfidence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misconfidence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconfidence.

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