"misconfidence" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: mis- + confidence Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mis|confidence}} mis- + confidence Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} misconfidence (uncountable)
  1. Lack of confidence or trust. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-misconfidence-en-noun-CLfzWc7N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

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