diffidare

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to distrust, or be suspicious [with di ‘of’]
2. (transitive) to warn, to caution

Concepts

admonish

warn

doubt

distrust

mistrust

suspect

ware

caution

beware

mind

Synonyms

sospettare

fare attenzione

stare attento

stare in guardia

all'erta

Translations

se méfier

desconfiar

misstrauen

güvenmemek

mettre en demeure

exhorter

desconfiar

intimar

requerir

sommer

sich hüten

méfier

faire attention

mißtrauen

argwöhnen

Hyphenated as

dif‧fi‧dà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dif.fiˈda.re/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffīdere, reshaped according to the native Italian fidare.