diffident
adjective | /diffident/
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
diffident
adjective | /diffident/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMmodest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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"Because she was diffident, she rarely volunteered answers in class."
"His diffident manner hid a sharp intelligence that emerged in writing."
Mnemonic Trick
Diffident = Different + Faint → faint in confidence; shy.
Etymology
From Latin diffidere “to mistrust oneself.”
used for modest, self-doubting behaviour.
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