desconfianza
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskonˈfjanθa/ [d̪es.kõɱˈfjãn̟.θa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /deskonˈfjansa/ [d̪es.kõɱˈfjãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: des‧con‧fian‧za
Noun
desconfianza f (plural desconfianzas)
- mistrust, distrust
- Synonyms: recelo, suspicacia, aprensión
Related terms
Further reading
- “desconfianza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024