Diffident has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
showing modest reserve
"she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
2
lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
"problems that call for bold not timid responses"
"a very unsure young man"
3
Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
Example Sentences
"she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
adjective
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
adjective
"problems that call for bold not timid responses"
adjective
"a very unsure young man"
adjective