difidente
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin diffīdentem, present participle of diffīdere (“to mistrust”). Compare Spanish difidente.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.fiˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.fiˈdẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.fiˈdẽ.tɨ/ [di.fiˈðẽ.tɨ]
- Hyphenation: di‧fi‧den‧te
Adjective
difidente m or f (plural difidentes, comparable, comparative mais difidente, superlative o mais difidente or difidentíssimo)
- (rare) unloyal (defiant)
Further reading
- “difidente” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “difidente” in Dicionário Online de Português.
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