Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inconfidence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-fi-dence
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of confidence; mistrust.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When coming first among these Indians in October, 1879, we found, instead of tribal unity and co-operation, schisms, jealousies, inconfidence, dissatisfaction, and pleasure manifested in revolutionary rather than in progressive tendencies."

Etymology

From in- + confidence.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does inconfidence mean?: Lack of confidence; mistrust.
Where does inconfidence come from?: From in- + confidence.

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