diffidence [dif-i-duh ns]
noun
1. the quality or state of being diffident.
RELATED WORDS
constraint, modesty, hesitation, backwardness, timidity, insecurity, meekness, reluctance, shyness, doubt, humility, fear, timidness, reserve
NEARBY WORDS
differentiator, differently, difficile, difficult, difficulty, diffident, diffidently, diffluence, diffluent, difflugia
RELATED FORMS
non·dif·fi·dence , noun
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Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English < Latin diffīdentia mistrust, want of confidence. See diffident, -ence
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