[responsivevoice]diffidence[responsivevoice] [ dif-i-duh ns ]
The word of the day is ‘diffidence’.
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Hesitancy
2. Lack of confidence
3. Modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
4.Humility
1. The youth sat down as directed, but reluctantly and with diffidence.
2. I say this with some diffidence.
3. My friends are in the habit of amusing themselves with my diffidence and my timidity.
4. With regard to all your diffidence of yourself, we laugh at it.
5. His manner betrayed a curious mixture of diffidence and assurance.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
backwardness, bashfulness, constraint, hesitation, humility, insecurity, meekness, modesty, reluctance, reserve, self-consciousness, sheepishness, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, unassertiveness, mousiness, bashfulness, self-effacement, reticence, introversion, insecurity, apprehension, uncertainty, inhibition, embarrassment, prudery, distrust, demureness, misgiving, restraint, coyness, apprehension, mousiness, chastity, unpretentiousness, propriety, virtue, introversion, abstinence, self-abasement, obedience etc.
arrogance, boldness, certainty, confidence, courage, pride
Quotation:
Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.
Jane Austen
Social Example:
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