diffident

Speech parts

1. diffident - Adjective

2. diffident - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.

Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.

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Examples

To me it is a riddle that Knut Wicksell, who for most of his life was a fanatical representative of extreme opinions in the social debate, could present a completely different personality in the scholarly context. During the period when I knew him he was the diffident seeker after scientific truth. Bertil Ohlin

I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things. Karl Rove

In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them. Jesse Harris

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile some have a sad expression some are pensive and diffident others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and hollyhock. Henry Ward Beecher

stood in the doorway diffident and abashed Source: Internet

problems that call for bold not timid responses Source: Internet

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