"Diffident" is a word in ENGLISH
Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.
Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's
own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by
modest reserve.
Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds. I have always kept an open mind, a flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of the intelligent search for truth.
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The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others.
Read the complete definitionDoubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, …
Read the complete definitionNot confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.
Read the complete definitionBoldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty.
Read the complete definitionThe state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence.
Read the complete definitionWant of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.
Read the complete definitionWant of confidence in one' self; diffidence.
Read the complete definitionFailing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust.
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