diffident

[US]/ˈdɪfɪdənt/
[UK]/ˈdɪfɪdənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. Falta de confianza, mostrando timidez

adv. Tímidamente, vacilantemente

Example Sentences

a shy and diffident manner.

una manera tímida y reservada.

be diffident about doing sth.

ser reservado a la hora de hacer algo.

He has a politely diffident manner.

Tiene una manera cortésmente reservada.

He was too diffident to express his opinion.

Era demasiado reservado para expresar su opinión.

he was diffident and always misdoubted his own ability.

Era reservado y siempre dudaba de su propia capacidad.

He is diffident about expressing his opinions in the public.

Es reservado a la hora de expresar sus opiniones en público.

Synonyms SHY , bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, rabbity, retiring,

Sinónimos TÍMIDO, tímido, coqueto, recatado, indeciso, modesto, asomado, reservado,

There was something shamefaced or diffident about the movement, as if the intention were to conceal any idea of stopping until the very last moment.

Había algo avergonzado o reservado en el movimiento, como si la intención fuera ocultar cualquier idea de detenerse hasta el último momento.

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