underconfident

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ confident.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

underconfident (not comparable)

  1. Insufficiently confident; lacking confidence.
    Antonyms: overconfident, overweening, arrogant
    Coordinate terms: unconfident; confident, self-assured
    • 1949, Geraldine Saltberg, Our Teachers Mold Our Nation's Future‎[1], page 155:
      In some ways, all people are underconfident.
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