unconfidentadj.
/ˌʌnˈkɒnfᵻdnt/, /ˌʌŋˈkɒnfᵻdnt/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɑnfəd(ə)nt/ (un- prefix1 1)
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the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > lacking confidence or uncertain
disconfident1620
unassured1627
unconfidenta1652
a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) 51 The Jesuits unconfident of him (inclining more to the hot zeal of Spain) one of their Instruments stab'd him into the mouth with a knife, without much hurt.
1869 Athenæum 13 Feb. 242/1 I mean, us unconfident lovers.
1871 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera I. ix. 8 [He] turned to me with an anxious, yet not unconfident expression.
Derivatives
unconfidently adv.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- heart tube
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- heart valve
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- heart will
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- heart's content
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