Yasmin Khan
What is the opposite of 'confident' and 'confidence'? There is some confusions about using prefixes with these words.
2013年5月8日 08:04
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Confidence can mean either trust or hope. If you mean trust, the antonyms are unbelief, disbelief, incredulity, doubt, uncertainty, skepticism, misgiving, demur, discredit, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, jealousy, scruple, qualms. If you mean hope, the antonyms are hopelessness, despair, desperation, despondency, dejection, pessimism, dashed hopes, abandon all hope, give up, give over, falter, hopeless, forlorn, inconsolable, undone, irreparable. source: Roget's Thesaurus
2013年5月8日
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The antonyms (opposites) are actually diffident and diffidence. Note the -fid- root. Still, some speakers add "un-", especially to create "unconfident". The other problem is that "confidence" has a couple of meanings. "Inconfidence" is actually possible, but it has nothing to do with being sure.
2013年5月8日
opposite of confident . unsure It should be 'unconfident'. Uncertain, unsure... oposite of confidence. 1 Timidity 2 Doubt
2013年5月28日
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