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diffident
[ dif-i-duhnt ]
/ ËdÉȘf ÉȘ dÉnt /
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adjective
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Origin of diffident
synonym study for diffident
1. See shy1.
OTHER WORDS FROM diffident
dif·fi·dent·ly, adverbdif·fi·dent·ness, nounnon·dif·fi·dent, adjectiveun·dif·fi·dent, adjectiveWords nearby diffident
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British Dictionary definitions for diffident
diffident
/ (ËdÉȘfÉȘdÉnt) /
adjective
lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
Derived forms of diffident
diffidence, noundiffidently, adverbWord Origin for diffident
C15: from Latin diffīdere to distrust, from dis- not + fīdere to trust
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