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sfiducia

distrust

noun sfee-DOO-chah Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

lack of confidence

Usage Note

Sfiducia literally means 'lack of trust' (fiducia = trust, with the privative prefix s-). In Italian parliamentary procedure, mozione di sfiducia is a formal vote of no-confidence against the government — a term learners encounter frequently in political news. The opposite is fiducia, and both are used with the preposition in (sfiducia nel governo).

Examples

"La sfiducia nei politici è diffusa."

Natural Translation

Distrust of politicians is widespread.

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