diffidenza
Italian
Etymology
From Latin diffīdentia. By surface analysis, diffid(ente) + -enza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dif.fiˈdɛn.t͡sa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛntsa
- Hyphenation: dif‧fi‧dèn‧za
Noun
diffidenza f (plural diffidenze)
- mistrust, suspicion
- Synonyms: perplessità, scetticismo, sfiducia, sospetto, timore
- Antonyms: fiducia, sicurezza
Usage notes
- This false friend does not mean diffidence
Related terms
Categories:
- 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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