Yasmin Khan
What is the opposite of 'confident' and 'confidence'? There is some confusions about using prefixes with these words.
2013년 5월 8일 오전 8:04
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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
2013년 5월 8일
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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.
2013년 5월 8일
opposite of confident . unsure It should be 'unconfident'. Uncertain, unsure... oposite of confidence. 1 Timidity 2 Doubt
2013년 5월 28일
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