单词 | diffident |
释义 | diffident —diffidently, adv. —diffidentness, n. /dif"i deuhnt/, adj. 1. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. 2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc. 3. Archaic. distrustful. [1425-75; late ME < L diffident- (s. of diffidens mistrusting, despairing prp. of diffidere), equiv. to dif- DIF- + fid- trust + -ent- -ENT] Syn. 1. self-conscious, self-effacing, abashed, embarrassed, modest, unassuming, unconfident. See shy1. |
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