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Meanings of diffident in English
Usage of diffident in English
1
He had seen heavy action in Indochina, which left him painfully diffident.
2
She was shy and diffident in manner, thin and tall in person.
3
Rarely need the complaisance that audacity evokes perturb the diffident man; since
4
Without his conscious volition he took a diffident, foot dragging, backward step.
5
The diffident girl had suddenly assumed the incisive strength of observant womanhood.
6
Still the Covenanters and the clergy were diffident of the king's sincerity.
7
Not understanding, she felt diffident and uncertain of herself in certain presences.
8
At least I have the greatest reason to be diffident of myself.
9
Aside from Mavis, Cordle had collected a small, diffident but interested crowd.
10
Mr. Lelyveld is also considered a somewhat diffident man, shy and guarded.
11
The oppressive fear of criticism was gone, but a diffident loneliness remained.
12
In his presence she felt diffident, mentally insecure, even as a child.
13
Emily was fair and pretty, girlish and diffident-blueeyes and light hair.
14
They had defended him with fierce indignation, against their more diffident companions.
15
He had grown a little diffident in stating why he had come.
16
Thomas, though diffident to a degree, was one of our greatest soldiers.
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Diffident across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common