I.want of confidence, mistrust, distrust, diffidence (class.).—Without gen.: “fidentiae contrarium est diffidentia,” Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 165; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 37, 80; so Quint. 5, 7, 1; 8 prooem. § 27; 9, 2, 72; Ov. R. Am. 543 al.— With gen.: “diffidentiam rei simulare,” Sall. J. 60, 5: “memoriae,” Quint. 11, 3, 142: “causae,” Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7: “praesentium,” Tac. H. 1, 72: “copiarum,” Suet. Oth. 9 al.—With a dependent clause (cf. diffido, no. β: “non tam diffidentiā, futurum quae imperavisset, quam, etc.,” Sall. J. 100, 4.—
II. Want of faith, disobedience (eccl. Lat.): “ira Dei in filios diffidentiae,” Vulg. Ephes. 5, 6.
