diffidence

  • 11diffidence — /dif i deuhns/, n. the quality or state of being diffident. [1350 1400; ME < L diffidentia mistrust, want of confidence. See DIFFIDENT, ENCE] * * * …

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  • 12diffidence — noun The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self effacement …

    Wiktionary

  • 13diffidence — Synonyms and related words: Pyrrhonism, afraidness, apprehension, bashfulness, boggle, boggling, caution, cautiousness, compunction, demur, demurral, distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, falter, faltering,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14diffidence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. timidity, reserve, constraint; see restraint 1 , shyness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: demureness, modesty, reticence, self effacement. See RESTRAINT …

    English dictionary for students

  • 15diffidence — see DEFY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 16diffidence — dif·fi·dence || dɪfɪdÉ™ns n. hesitance due to lack of confidence, shyness, timidity …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17diffidence — n. 1. Distrust, doubt, hesitation, hesitancy, reliance. 2. Bashfulness, timidity, sheepishness, shyness, extreme modesty, distrust of one s self, lack or want of self reliance …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 18diffidence — n timidity, timorousness, apprehension, faint heartedness, diffidentness; bashfulness, shyness, abashment, coyness, demureness; embarrassment, sheepishness; lack of self confidence, insecurity, reluctance, hesitancy, doubtfulness, backwardness;&#8230; …

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  • 19diffidence — dif·fi·dence …

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  • 20diffidence — See: diffident …

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