diffident
[ dif-i-duhnt ]
/ ˈdɪf ɪ dənt /
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adjective
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
Archaic. distrustful.
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1. See shy1.
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diffident
/ (ˈdɪfɪdənt) /
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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