diffidentadjective
uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt/us/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt/shy and not confident of your abilities:
a diffident manner
You shouldn't be so diffident about your achievements - you've done really well!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introvert
- modest
- modesty
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- unassuming
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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diffidence
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dəns/
diffidently
adverb uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt.li/us/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt.li/