underconfidence

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noun

Insufficient confidence.

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Meanings

noununderconfidence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInsufficient confidence.

    The cycle of overconfidence becomes a cycle of underconfidence because nobody knows who is holding worthless paper.

    2008 January 25, David Brooks, “Two Cheers for Wall St.”, in New York Times

Origin

From under- + confidence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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