Associations to the word «Diffident»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DIFFIDENT, adjective. (archaic): Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
DIFFIDENT, adjective. Lacking confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
Dictionary definition
DIFFIDENT, adjective. Showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture".
DIFFIDENT, adjective. Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.