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Definitions for Diffident
[1] lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
[2] restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
[3] Archaic . distrustful.
[4] lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
Words related to Diffident
sheepish, demure, meek, self-effacing, bashful, unassuming, timid, self-conscious, shy, unsure, backward, chary, coy, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, humble, insecure, modest, mousy
Words nearby Diffident
differentiator, difficile, difficult, difficulty, diffidence, diffident, diffluence, diffluent, difflugia, diffract, diffraction
Origin of Diffident
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin diffīdent- (stem of diffīdēns mistrusting, despairing, present participle of diffīdere ), equivalent to dif- dif- + fīd- trust + -ent- -ent
Other words from Diffident
dif·fi·dent·ly , adverb
dif·fi·dent·ness , noun
non·dif·fi·dent , adjective
non·dif·fi·dent·ly , adverb
un·dif·fi·dent , adjective
un·dif·fi·dent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Diffident
C15: from Latin diffīdere to distrust, from dis- not + fīdere to trust
Synonyms for Diffident
bashful, demure, meek, self-conscious, self-effacing, sheepish, timid, unassuming, shy, unsure, backward, blenching, chary, constrained, coy, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, flinching, humble, insecure, modest, mousy, rabbity, reluctant, reserved, retiring, shrinking, suspicious, timorous, unassertive, unassured, unobtrusive, unpoised, withdrawn