ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unconfidence

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Unconfidence is a noun meaning Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt.

Meaning

Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt.

More Meanings

  1. (statistics) The complement of confidence; the probability that something is not the case.

Example Sentences

But feelings of confidence and unconfidence are essential guides to our cognitive efforts.
Obviously If P ( Hᵢ / E ) > P ( Hᵢ) then we can say that by evidence E the confidence of H by the expert is increased and at the same time the unconfidence of Hᵢ is decreased.
I think what we see here is a spiral of unconfidence because by listening to you, reporters and mass media people, I sense that you do not have a strong confidence about what you report and you don't have confidence to tell the government what to do .
Focusing on his Readiness, I wonder aloud if his feelings of 'unconfidence' can become an ally in his coaching, allowing him to use his own feelings of 'unconfidence' in the next session as an indicator that he's doing real work with Jane and enabling her shift back in the workplace.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nonconfidence, inconfidence, unassurance, nonassurance, distrust, untrust.

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