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DIFFIDENT adjective

Definition of diffident (adjective)

  1. showing modest reserve
    • "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
  2. lacking self-confidence
    • "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
    • synonyms: shy, timid, unsure
    • antonym: confident
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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