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diffident

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dif·fi·dent  (df-dnt, -dnt)
adj.
1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid. See Synonyms at shy1.
2. Reserved in manner.

[Middle English, from Latin diffdns, diffdent-, present participle of diffdere, to mistrust : dis-, dis- + fdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

diffi·dent·ly adv.

diffident
Adjective
lacking self-confidence; shy [Latin dis- not + fidere to trust]
diffidence n
diffidently adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.diffident - showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
2.diffidentdiffident - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
confident - having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"

diffident
Translations
diffident [ˈdɪfɪdənt] adjtímido

diffident [ˈdɪfɪdənt] adjqui manque de confiance or d'assurance, peu sûr(e) de soi

diffident [ˈdɪfɪdənt] diffidence adjbescheiden, zurückhaltend

diffident [ˈdɪfɪdənt] adjsfiduciato/a

diffident
adj diffident [ˈdifidənt]
not confident. beskroomd, halfhartig عَديم الثِّقَه بِنَفْسِهِ неуверен nesmělý, bázlivý usikker; sky schüchtern διστακτικός inseguro ebakindel, tagasihoidlik فاقد اعتماد به نفس epävarma qui manque d'assurance חֲסַר בִּטָחוֹן עַצמִי शंकालु, आत्मसंशयी plah, bez samopouzdanja félénk tidak yakin óframfærinn insicuro 自信がない 자신이 없는 nepasitikintis savimi nedrošs; bikls kurang keyakinan verlegen usikker, nølende, forknytt niepewny inseguro ne­­încrezător (în sine) неуверенный в себе nesmelý nezaupljiv nesiguran försagd ประหม่า çekingen, pısırık 缺乏自信的 невпевнений в собі خود اعتمادی سے محروم thiếu tự tin 缺乏自信
adv diffidently
skroomvallige بِعَدَم ثِقَه неуверено nesměle, bázlivě usikkert schüchtern διστακτικά con inseguridad ebakindlalt, tagasihoidlikult با کمرویی epävarmasti timidement בְּבַּיישָׁנוּת संदेहास्पदता से plaho, preskromno félénken keraguan feimnislega timidamente おずおずと 자신 없이 netvirtai, nedrąsiai nedroši; bikli dengan cara kurang keyakinan verlegen usikkert, nølende niepewnie, bez wiary w siebie inseguramente timid неуверенно nesmelo nezaupljivo nesigurno osäkert อย่างประหม่า çekingenlikle 膽怯地 боязко, соромливо جھجکتے ہوۓ một cách thiếu tự tin
n diffidence
skroomvalligheid عَدَم ثِقَه неувереност nesmělost, nedostatek sebedůvěry usikkerhed; skyhed die Schüchternheit διστακτικότητα inseguridad ebakindlus, tagasihoidlikkus عدم اعتماد به نفس؛ کمرویی epävarmuus manque d'assurance חוֹסֶר בִּטָחוֹן עַצמִי plahost, manjak samopouzdanja félénkség ketidakyakinan óframfærni, feimni insicurezza, timidezza 自信のなさ 자신이 없음 nepasitikėjimas savimi nedrošība; biklums kekurang keyakinan verlegenheid usikkerhet, nøling niedowierzanie własnym siłom insegurança neîncredere неуверенность в себе nedostatok sebadôvery nezaupljivost nesigurnost försagdhet, osäkerhet ความประหม่า çekingenlik 缺乏自信心,羞怯 невпевненість у собі; боязкість جھجک sự thiếu tự tin 缺乏自信


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Edward (replied she) you are surely too diffident in your own praise.
You've opened your house to Jones and me in the most generous way; Jones was remark- ing upon it to-day, just before you came back from the village; for although he wouldn't be likely to say such a thing to you -- because Jones isn't a talker, and is diffident in society -- he has a good heart and a grateful, and knows how to appreciate it when he is well treated; yes, you and your wife have been very hospitable toward us --"
Gouvernail was in no sense a diffident man, for he was not a self-conscious one.
 
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