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diffident

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪfɪdənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ddeffiintStarts with DEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. lacking self-confidence

Word origin

From Latin diffīdentem, present participle of diffīdere (“to mistrust”). Doublet of defiant.

Used in a sentence

  • Having therefore—but hold, as we are diffident of our own abilities, let us here invite a superior power to our assistance.
  • At an early point in these exchanges I had started to sidle to the door, and I now sidled through it, rather like a diffident crab on some sandy beach trying to avoid the attentions of a child with a spade.

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