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1 diffidence
* * *dif·fi·dence[ˈdɪfɪdən(t)s]n no plwith great \diffidence, he asked her... ganz schüchtern fragte er sie,...* * *['dIfIdəns]nBescheidenheit f, Zurückhaltung f; (of smile) Zaghaftigkeit f* * ** * *n.Schüchternheit f. -
2 diffidence
dif·fi·dence [ʼdɪfɪdən(t)s] nwith great \diffidence, he asked her... ganz schüchtern fragte er sie,... -
3 shyness
Scheuheit, die; (diffidence) Schüchternheit, die* * *noun die Scheu* * *shy·ness[ˈʃaɪnəs]* * *['ʃaInɪs]nSchüchternheit f; (esp of animals) Scheu fhis shyness at meeting people — seine Schüchternheit, wenn er andere Leute kennenlernt
* * *shyness s1. Scheu f2. Schüchternheit f3. Zurückhaltung f4. Misstrauen n* * *noun, no pl.Scheuheit, die; (diffidence) Schüchternheit, die* * *n.Schüchternheit f. -
4 diffident
adjectivezaghaft; (modest) zurückhaltend* * *['difidənt](not confident.) schüchtern- academic.ru/86177/diffidently">diffidently- diffidence* * *dif·fi·dent[ˈdɪfɪdənt]1. (shy) zaghaft, schüchtern2. (modest) zurückhaltend, bescheiden* * *['dIfIdənt]adjzurückhaltend, bescheiden; smile zaghafthe was diffident about offering his help — er hat zaghaft seine Hilfe angeboten
* * *diffident adj (adv diffidently) schüchtern, ohne Selbstvertrauen:be diffident about doing sth etwas nur zögernd oder zaghaft tun* * *adjectivezaghaft; (modest) zurückhaltend* * *adj.schüchtern adj.
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Diffidence — Dif fi*dence, n. [L. diffidentia.] 1. The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] That affliction grew heavy upon me, and weighed me down even to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diffidence — index fear, hesitation, qualm, reluctance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
diffidence — c.1400, from L. diffidentia mistrust, distrust, want of confidence, from diffidere to mistrust, lack confidence, from dis away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + fidere to trust (see FAITH (Cf. faith)). Modern sense is of distrusting oneself (1650s). The… … Etymology dictionary
diffidence — [n] hesitancy; lack of confidence backwardness, bashfulness, constraint, doubt, fear, hesitation, humility, insecurity, meekness, modesty, mousiness, reluctance, reserve, selfconsciousness, sheepishness, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousness … New thesaurus
diffidence — [dif′ə dəns] n. [ME < L diffidentia < diffidens, prp. of diffidere, to distrust < dis , not + fidere, to trust: see FAITH] lack of confidence in oneself, marked by hesitation in asserting oneself; shyness … English World dictionary
diffidence — noun her diffidence was out of place in this outgoing group Syn: shyness, bashfulness, modesty, self effacement, meekness, unassertiveness, timidity, humility, hesitancy, reticence, insecurity, self doubt, uncertainty, self consciousness … Thesaurus of popular words
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diffidence — diffident ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in self confidence. DERIVATIVES diffidence noun diffidently adverb. ORIGIN Latin, from diffidere fail to trust … English terms dictionary
diffidence — noun Date: 14th century the quality or state of being diffident … New Collegiate Dictionary
diffidence — /dif i deuhns/, n. the quality or state of being diffident. [1350 1400; ME < L diffidentia mistrust, want of confidence. See DIFFIDENT, ENCE] * * * … Universalium