"inconfident" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inconfident [comparative], most inconfident [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + confident. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|confident}} in- + confident Head templates: {{en-adj}} inconfident (comparative more inconfident, superlative most inconfident)
  1. (rare) unconfident; lacking confidence Tags: rare Translations (lacking in confidence, unsure of oneself): ahaaha (Maori)
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