misconfidence

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ confidence.

Noun

misconfidence (uncountable)

  1. Lack of confidence or trust.
    • 1888, David Augustus Straker, The New South Investigated, page 204:
      Slavery taught fear; fear begat misconfidence, which is the greatest blight resting upon the Negro today.
    • 1925, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, page 218:
      This whole question revolves about a very apparent condition of misconfidence in the Executive Board.
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