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dif·fi·dent
(dĭf′ĭ-dənt, -dĕnt′)adj.
Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid: He was too diffident to express his opinion.
[Middle English, from Latin diffīdēns, diffīdent-, present participle of diffīdere, to mistrust : dis-, dis- + fīdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
dif′fi·dent·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | diffidently - in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'" |
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Translations
بِعَدَم ثِقَه
bázlivěnesměle
feimnislega
çekingenlikle
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diffidently
adv → zaghaft
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diffident
(ˈdifidənt) adjective not confident.
ˈdiffidently adverbˈdiffidence noun
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