What does diffident mean in English? Meaning of diffident definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "diffident": showing modest reserve
Adjective
Meaning: showing modest reserveExample: she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lectureSynonyms: diffidentSimilar: reservedMeaning of "diffident": lacking self-confidence
Adjective
Meaning: lacking self-confidenceExample: stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
problems that call for bold not timid responses
a very unsure young manSynonyms: diffident
shy
timid
unsureAntonyms: confidentAdjective: (archaic): Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.Lacking confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter viii Having therefore—but hold, as we are diffident of our own abilities, let us here invite a superior power to our assistance. 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII: At an early point in these exchanges I had started to sidle to the door, and I now sidled through it, rather like a diffident crab on some sandy beach trying to avoid the attentions of a child with a spade.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter viii Having therefore—but hold, as we are diffident of our own abilities, let us here invite a superior power to our assistance.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII: At an early point in these exchanges I had started to sidle to the door, and I now sidled through it, rather like a diffident crab on some sandy beach trying to avoid the attentions of a child with a spade.Synonyms:
sheepish, demure, meek, self-effacing, bashful, unassuming, timid, self-conscious, shy, unsure, backward, chary, coy, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, humble, insecure, modest, mousy, reluctant, reserved, retiring, shrinking, suspicious, timorous, unobtrusive, withdrawn, constrained, blenching, flinching, rabbity, unassertive, unassured, unpoised,
Antonyms:
extroverted, brave, confident, aggressive, bold,
