diffidenza
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin diffīdentia. By surface analysis, diffid(ente) + -enza.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]diffidenza f (plural diffidenze)
- mistrust, suspicion
- Synonyms: perplessità, scetticismo, sfiducia, sospetto, timore
- Antonyms: fiducia, sicurezza
Usage notes
[edit]- This false friend does not mean diffidence
Related terms
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- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeydʰ-
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms suffixed with -enza
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛntsa
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛntsa/4 syllables
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