diffident
dif·fi·dent
adjective
1.
2.
lacking self-confidence
- “stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
- “problems that call for bold not timid responses”
- “a very unsure young man”
Origin
From Latin diffīdentem, present participle of diffīdere (“to mistrust”). Doublet of defiant.
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