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diffident
adjective
(dif-fi-dent)
lacking self-confidence
Synonyms:
shy
,
timid
,
unsure
,
Antonyms:
confident
,
Examples:
Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed.
diffident
adjective
(dif-fi-dent)
showing modest reserve
Examples:
She was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture.
Words Related to
diffident
!
timid
,
unconfident
,
shy
,
unsure
,
reserved
,
coy
,
taciturn
,
unassertive
,
reticent
,
bashful
,
imperturbable
,
timorous
,
sheepish
,
undemonstrative
,
guileless
,
unassuming
,
amiable
,
pensive
,
stolid
,
sullen
,
gawky
,
nonchalant
,
affable
,
studious
,
stoic
,
morose
,
disdainful
,
talkative
,
cocksure
,
impassive
,
cocky
,
boyish
,
assertive
,
unflappable
,
phlegmatic
,
introverted
,
stoical
,
pugnacious
,
genial
,
sphinxlike
,
laconic
,
voluble
,
callow
,
garrulous
,
unforthcoming
,
avuncular
,
incommunicative
,
owlish
,
bookish
,
dutiful
,
urbane
,
inexpressive
,
impish
,
scatty
,
supercilious
,
bumptious
,
inarticulate
,
saturnine
,
nerdish
,
clubbable
,
standoffish
,
impetuous
,
snappish
,
jocular
,
waspish
,
gruff
,
puppyish
,
maladroit
,
dour
,
unshowy
,
debonair
,
unexpressive
,
gregarious
,
unexcitable
,
schoolboyish
,
straightlaced
,
obsequious
,
extroverted
,
dandyish
,
equanimous
,
eccentric
,
unruffled
,
inscrutable
,
affectless
,
decorous
,
pudibund
,
insouciant
,
introspective
,
querulous
,
goatish
,
suave
,
schoolmarmish
,
obdurate
,
conceited
,
unprepossessing
,
tetchy
,
peevish
,
caddish
,
epicene
,
orotund
,
diffident
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