Associations to the word «Diffidence»

Wiktionary

DIFFIDENCE, noun. The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
DIFFIDENCE, noun. (obsolete) Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.

Dictionary definition

DIFFIDENCE, noun. Lack of self-confidence.

Wise words

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Socrates