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diffident

/'dɪfɪdənt/

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adjective
lacking self-confidence
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"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"

Similar:

shy timid unsure

Opposite:

confident
adjective
showing modest reserve
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"she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"

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reserved

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