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  • 61Unbelief — (Roget s Thesaurus) Doubt. < N PARAG:Unbelief >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unbelief unbelief disbelief misbelief Sgm: N 1 discredit discredit miscreance Sgm: N 1 infidelity infidelity &c.(irreligion) 989 Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent …

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  • 62diffident — a. 1. Distrustful, doubtful, hesitating, reluctant. 2. Bashful, timid, sheepish, over modest, shy, distrustful of one s self …

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  • 63unsure — adj 1. uncertain, unconvinced, dubious, doubtful, skeptical, suspicious, distrustful; ambivalent, of two minds, betwixt and between, on the fence; undecided, up in the air; irresolute, indecisive, infirm of purpose, wishy washy. See… …

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  • 64untrusting — adjective openly distrustful and unwilling to confide • Syn: ↑leery, ↑mistrustful, ↑suspicious, ↑wary • Similar to: ↑distrustful • Derivationally related forms: ↑wariness …

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  • 65dif´fi|dent|ly — dif|fi|dent «DIHF uh duhnt», adjective. 1. lacking in self confidence; shy; bashful: »... a serious young man, diffident and withdrawn (Time). SYNONYM(S): modest. 2. = distrustful. (Cf. ↑distrustful) ╂[< Lati …

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  • 66dif|fi|dent — «DIHF uh duhnt», adjective. 1. lacking in self confidence; shy; bashful: »... a serious young man, diffident and withdrawn (Time). SYNONYM(S): modest. 2. = distrustful. (Cf. ↑distrustful) ╂[< Lati …

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  • 67Apprehend — Ap pre*hend ([a^]p pr[ e]*h[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprehending}.] [L. apprehendere; ad + prehendere to lay hold of, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.); akin to Gr. chanda nein to hold, contain …

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  • 68Apprehended — Apprehend Ap pre*hend ([a^]p pr[ e]*h[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprehending}.] [L. apprehendere; ad + prehendere to lay hold of, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.); akin to Gr. chanda nein to… …

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  • 69Apprehending — Apprehend Ap pre*hend ([a^]p pr[ e]*h[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprehending}.] [L. apprehendere; ad + prehendere to lay hold of, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.); akin to Gr. chanda nein to… …

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  • 70Diffide — Dif*fide , v. i. [L. diffidere. See {Diffident}.] To be distrustful. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …

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