self-distrustfuladj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdɪsˈtrʌs(t)f(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻsˈtrəs(t)f(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, distrustful adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + distrustful adj., after self-distrust n. Compare earlier self-distrusting adj.

Distrustful of oneself, one's abilities, or one's judgement; characterized by self-distrust.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > diffident

diffident1606

self-distrusting1614

self-diffiding1654

self-diffident1674

self-distrustful1830

1830 E. P. Peabody tr. J.-M. Gérando Self-education iii. ii. iii. 379 The wise man passes through the world without confounding himself with it; self-distrustful, yet courageous, he goes on with vigilance, and he leaves it with satisfaction.

1860 J. Cairns Mem. J. Brown viii. 263 This lady..of mature, though self distrustful piety.

1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xlix. 296 What I seem to see (with, I own, a somewhat self-distrustful forecast) is the end of those social ambitions.

2001 Psychol. Inq. 12 165/1 The partisans of psychoanalysis are asked to become more self-distrustful and more attentive to the disreputable gratifications afforded by their hermeneutic practices and pretensions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-distrustful
释义	self-distrustfuladj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdɪsˈtrʌs(t)f(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdᵻsˈtrəs(t)f(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, distrustful adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + distrustful adj., after self-distrust n. Compare earlier self-distrusting adj. Distrustful of oneself, one's abilities, or one's judgement; characterized by self-distrust. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > diffident diffident1606 self-distrusting1614 self-diffiding1654 self-diffident1674 self-distrustful1830 1830 E. P. Peabody tr. J.-M. Gérando Self-education iii. ii. iii. 379 The wise man passes through the world without confounding himself with it; self-distrustful, yet courageous, he goes on with vigilance, and he leaves it with satisfaction. 1860 J. Cairns Mem. J. Brown viii. 263 This lady..of mature, though self distrustful piety. 1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xlix. 296 What I seem to see (with, I own, a somewhat self-distrustful forecast) is the end of those social ambitions. 2001 Psychol. Inq. 12 165/1 The partisans of psychoanalysis are asked to become more self-distrustful and more attentive to the disreputable gratifications afforded by their hermeneutic practices and pretensions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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