diffido.
to distrust, be diffident, be distrustful (coupled with dative of the thing or person subjected)
Meaning & usage
to distrust, be diffident, be distrustful (coupled with dative of the thing or person subjected)
to despair (of)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti Proto-Italic *feiðō Latin fīdō Latin diffīdō From dis- + fīdō.
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