单词 | diffiding |
释义 | † diffidingn. Obsolete. Lack of faith or confidence; distrust; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > action of distrusting mistrustinga1450 surmising1526 fearing1546 suspicionatinga1637 diffiding1658 suspecting1691 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. i. 149 It is a great diffiding in God's mercy, to think that there are so many diseases left incurable. 1686 tr. D. Bouhours Life St. Ignatius ii. 52 Having thrown himself wholly upon Providence, he thought it would be a kind of retracting, and diffiding, to provide for himself. 1700 T. Baker Refl. Learning (ed. 2) vii. 85 After he had grown old in these Studies, [he] learnt Modesty and diffiding thereby. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † diffidingadj. Obsolete. rare. Lacking in faith or confidence; diffident. ΚΠ 1648 Loyall Sacrifice 19 All those firme hopes which these Noble Gentlemen reposed in these diffiding Counties, were quickly thawed. 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction i. xxxii. 44 Thither was the Diffiding Mortal brought, Who of himself as much too meanly thought. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1658adj.1648 |
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