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diffidence
noun
(dif-fi-dence)
the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
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diffidence
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self-distrust
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self-doubt
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reticence
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timidity
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shyness
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reluctance
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hesitation
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insecurity
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uncertainty
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restraint
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moderation
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self-restraint
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bashfulness
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aloofness
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haughtiness
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sheepishness
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imperiousness
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awkwardness
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nonchalance
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taciturnity
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naivety
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ambivalence
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sullenness
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arrogance
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insouciance
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peevishness
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naivete
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cynicism
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earnestness
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coyness
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stubbornness
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meekness
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pusillanimity
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cockiness
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superciliousness
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prickliness
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smugness
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hauteur
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cussedness
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pompousness
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obtuseness
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tetchiness
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resentfulness
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lugubriousness
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ruefulness
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gregariousness
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introversion
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sanguinity
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inarticulateness
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incredulousness
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boastfulness
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felicity
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contrariness
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priggishness
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irascibility
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defensiveness
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facetiousness
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callowness
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ingenuousness
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acerbity
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jadedness
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snobbishness
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garrulousness
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tactlessness
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servility
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inscrutability
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insularity
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presumptuousness
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uptightness
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condescension
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chirpiness
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ineffectuality
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imperturbability
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impishness
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fatalism
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neurosis
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ungainliness
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flightiness
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worldliness
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egocentricity
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glibness
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fastidiousness
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affability
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bonhomie
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impetuosity
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inwardness
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articulateness
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bookishness
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hubris
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egotism
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churlishness
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perplexity
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pugnacity
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foreignness
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grumpiness
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unorthodoxy
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effeminacy
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irrepressibility
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geniality
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wryness
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diffidence
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