diffident

Adjective
  1. Showing modest reserve (synset 301994938)
    "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
    similar to: reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence
  2. Lacking self-confidence (synset 300340839)
    "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
    tells us about: confidence - a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
    same as: shy, timid, unsure

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