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Synonyms & Antonyms of diffidence
the quality or state of lacking confidence or assertiveness
- He met the girl's gaze with awkward diffidence.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for diffidence
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for diffidence
- attitude,
- audaciousness,
- boldness,
- brashness,
- brassiness,
- cheek,
- cheekiness,
- cockiness,
- cocksureness,
- forwardness,
- overconfidence,
- swagger,
- swash,
- temerity
- boastfulness,
- chest-thumping,
- self-applause,
- self-assumption,
- self-centeredness,
- self-complacency,
- self-conceit,
- self-glorification,
- self-importance,
- self-opinion,
- self-partiality,
- self-satisfaction,
- vaingloriousness,
- vanity
- arrogance,
- assumption,
- bumptiousness,
- conceit,
- egoism,
- egotism,
- haughtiness,
- hauteur,
- huffiness,
- imperiousness,
- loftiness,
- lordliness,
- peremptoriness,
- pomposity,
- pompousness,
- presumptuousness,
- pretense
- (or pretence),
- pretension,
- pretentiousness,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- superciliousness,
- superiority,
- toploftiness
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“Diffidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffidence. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of diffidence was in the 15th century
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