Defenition of the word diffident

• Defenition of the word diffident

  • Lacking self-confidence.
  • showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
  • lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
  • showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor''s lecture"
  • lacking self-confidence
  • showing modest reserve

Synonyms for the word diffident

• • hesitant
  • insecure
  • quiet
  • reserved
  • reticent
  • retiring
  • self-effacing
  • shy
  • timid
  • unobtrusive
  • unsure

Similar words in the diffident

• • diffident
  • diffidently
  • reserved
  • unconfident

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