... 1828 Dictionary DIFFIDENCE, n. [L., to trust. See Faith.] 1. Distrust; want of confidence; any doubt of the power, ability or ... and of the sincerity of the king. 2. More generally, distrust of ones self; want of confidence in our own power, competency, correctness or ... diffidence. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: lack of self-confidence [syn: diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust] [ant: confidence] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th ...
self-doubt definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: lack of self-confidence [syn: diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust] [ant: confidence] Oxford Reference Dictionary n. lack of confidence in oneself, one's abilities, etc. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Self-doubt is a lack of confidence in yourself and ...
Distrust definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DISTRUST, v.t. [dis and trust. See Mistrust.] 1. To doubt ... sincerity of; not to confide in or rely on. We distrust a man, when we question his veracity, etc. We may often distrust our own firmness. 2. To doubt; to suspect not to be real, true, sincere or firm. We distrust a mans courage, friendship, veracity, declarations, intentions or promises, when we question their reality or sincerity. We cannot distrust the declarations of God. We often have reason to ...
... of one's own unworthiness in the sight of God, self-abasement, penitence for sin, and submission to the divine will ... sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness. Serving the Lord with all humility of mind ... meekness; modesty; diffidence. Usage: Humility, Modesty, Diffidence. Diffidence is a distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our failure ... always, like modesty and humility, a virtue. Modesty, without supposing self-distrust, implies an unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence ... one's gifts and calling of God, or with proper self-assertion when called for. But the habitual frame of ...
... he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness] 2: a feeling of trust (in someone ... our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" [ant: diffidence, self-distrust, self- doubt] 3: a state of confident hopefulness that events will ... secret < accused him of betraying a confidence > Synonyms: confidence, assurance, self-possession, aplomb mean a state of mind or a ...
... Scholasticism 7. The Inner Light 8. Back to Experience 9. Distrust of Reason 10. Christian Skepticism V. CLASSIFICATION OF THEORIES 1 ... ourselves, and is thereby instantly transferred from external attestation to self-evidence. And this response it is which makes the moral ... God. The one idea involves the other. He alone is self-existent and supreme, who is what He is of His ... consequences of differences of views as to His mode of self-communication. 7. A Problem of Knowledge For Christians: It is ... 12; 20:6). (g) of man's inward power of self-control (the same Greek word in 1Co 7:37; 8 ... sonship (Joh 5:19-27). Paul deduces it from His self-sacrifice (Php 2:5-11). (f) In His Ascended ...
... Be diffident in dealing with strangers. 2. Distrustful of ones self; not confident; doubtful of ones own power or competency. Distress ... offering a comment on the professor's lecture" 2: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that ... English, from Latin diffident-, diffidens, present participle of diffidere to distrust, from dis- + fidere to trust — more at bide Date: 15th ... century 1. hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence 2. archaic distrustful 3. reserved, unassertive Synonyms: see shy • diffidently adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 shy, lacking self-confidence. 2 excessively modest and reticent. Derivatives: diffidence n. diffidently ... of their success. --Melmoth. 2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; ...
... sovereign armed services >. autonomous stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government < in this denomination each congregation is regarded as autonomous ... my heart is free. --Dryden. 7. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative. He was free only with ... free with, to take liberties with; to help one's self to. [Colloq.] To sail free (Naut.), to sail with the ... round, runaway, salvage, save, save the necessity, scatter, scot-free, self-acting, self-active, self-determined, self-determining, self-directing, self-governed, self-governing, ...
... n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion] 2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] [ant: trust, trustfulness, trustingness] v 1: regard as ... regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: distrust, mistrust, suspect] [ant: bank, rely, swear, trust] Merriam Webster's I. noun Date: 14th century a lack of confidence ; distrust Synonyms: see uncertainty • mistrustful adjective • mistrustfully adverb • mistrustfulness noun II ... Mistrust Mis*trust", n. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. --Milton. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mistrust Mis*trust", v. t ... or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. I will never mistrust my wife again. --Shak. 2. ...
... circa 1533 1. a. archaic unwisely free from fear or distrust ; overconfident b. easy in mind ; confident c. assured in opinion ... ship. 4. To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate ... care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident. But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes. --DRyden ... satisfied, score, screen, screw up, seal, seal off, seal up, self, self-assured, self-confident, self-important, self-reliant, set, set to, settled, ...
... turn not back perverse; but that I doubt. 3. To distrust; to withhold confidence from; as, to doubt our ability to ... doubts everyone's word > 3. a. to lack confidence in ; distrust < find myself doubting him even when I know that he ... is still in doubt > 3. a. a lack of confidence ; distrust < has doubts about his abilities > b. an inclination not to ... be inclined not to believe; to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt the ... beyond doubt. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: Uncertainty; hesitation; suspense; indecision; irresolution; distrust; suspicion; scruple; perplexity; ambiguity; skepticism. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (doubts ... Question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable, have doubts about. 2. Distrust, suspect, not confide in. III. n. 1. Indecision, hesitation, ...
... his trust and personal dignity" [syn: trust, trustingness, trustfulness] [ant: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] 4: a consortium of independent organizations formed to ... my grandmother's recipes" [syn: trust, swear, rely, bank] [ant: distrust, mistrust, suspect] 2: allow without fear 3: be confident about ... rest in, right, right of entry, safekeeping, sanguine expectation, security, self-assurance, self-confidence, self-importance, self-reliance, sell on credit, set store by, settled belief, ...