Diffident.


dif·fi·dent

   [dif-i-duhnt]


adjective
1.
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness;timid; shy.
2.
restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
3.
Archaic . distrustful.

Origin: 
1425–75; late Middle English  < Latin diffīdent-  (stem of diffīdēns mistrusting, despairing present participle of diffīdere ), equivalentto dif- dif-  + fīd-  trust + -ent- -ent

Related forms
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

Synonyms 
1.  self-conscious, self-effacing, abashed, embarrassed, modest,unassuming, unconfident.


Examples of DIFFIDENT

  1. She was diffident about stating her opinion.
  2. <for someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life>
  3. Being suspicious of conventions, demotic equals were often at a loss in their daily encounters: shall one act diffident or clamant of one's rights? —Jacques Barzun, From Dawn to Decadence, 2000

Comments

  1. ignored_genius17 July 2012 at 04:39

    great addition to my very limited english vocabulary. lol

    And I'm quite sure I'm not diffident. hehehe

    ReplyDelete

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