diffidence
- ˈdɪfɪdəns сущ.
1) робость, скромность, неуверенность в себе She spoke with diffidence ≈ Она говорила неуверенно, сбиваясь. Syn : modesty, shyness
2) уст. недоверие;
подозрительность Syn : distrust
1. неуверенность в себе, робость, застенчивость - with * неуверенно (редкое) недоверие diffidence неуверенность в себе ~ скромность, застенчивость, робость
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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
diffidence — Hilahila, ho okano ole. ♦ With unfeigned diffidence, me ka hopohopo ho okamani ole … English-Hawaiian dictionary
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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
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