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Synonyms for diffident
ˈdɪf ɪ dəntdif·fi·dent
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Princeton's WordNet
diffidentadjective
showing modest reserve
"she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
Antonyms:
overconfident, self-confident, reassured, self-assured, unreserved, cocksure, confident, assured, positivediffident, shy, timid, unsureadjective
lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
Synonyms:
faint, shy(p), fainthearted, faint-hearted, timid, uncertain, shy, unsure, incertainAntonyms:
reassured, overconfident, confident, self-confident, self-assured, assured, cocksure, positive, unreserved
Dictionary of English Synonymes
diffidentadjective
Synonyms:
distrustful, doubtfuldiffidentadjective
Synonyms:
bashful, timid, sheepish, over-modest, distrustful of one's self
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Translations for diffident
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- غير واثقArabic
- unsicher, schüchtern, misstrauischGerman
- σεμνός, άτολμος, καχύποπτοςGreek
- malcertaEsperanto
- difidente, apocadoSpanish
- متفاوتPersian
- epäluuloinen, epävarmaFinnish
- méfiantFrench
- náiriúil, náireachIrish
- לא בטוחHebrew
- 自信がないJapanese
- ಸಂದೇಹವಾದKannada
- 소심한, 초염한Korean
- onbetrouwbaar, onzekerDutch
- inseguro / tímido / reservado / desconfiadoPortuguese
- скрытный, застенчивый, недоверчивый, робкий, неуверенный в себеRussian
- nȅpouzdān, неповјѐрљив, не̏поузда̄н, срамежљив, sramežljiv, nepovjèrljiv, nȅsigūran, не̏сигӯранSerbo-Croatian
- The word "diffident" can be translated to Urdu as "خجالت زدہ" or "شرمیلا".Urdu
- 缺乏自信Chinese
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