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    diffident - Dictionary definition and meaning for word diffident

    Definition
    (adj) showing modest reserve
    Example Sentence
    • she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture
    Definition
    (adj) lacking self-confidence
    Synonyms : shy , timid , unsure
    Example Sentence
    • stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
    • problems that call for bold not timid responses
    • a very unsure young man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for diffident

diffident = difficult to be confident

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The root DI- means lacking. The root FIDE- (like FIDElity) means trust. Therefore, DIFFIDENT means lacking trust or confidence

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Sounds similar to Confidence..instead of con this word has dif in beginning.. dif (difference, subtract and hence in negative sense)..so diffident means opposite of confidence.

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Look at the root word "Fident" you can place Con+fident, or Dif+fident. They are polar opposites.

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It is difficult to have CONFIDENCE when you are different

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