English-Thai Dictionary

diffidence

N ความประหม่า  การ ขี้อาย  ความ กระดากอาย  การ เหนียมอาย  timidity shyness demureness kwam-pra-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIFFIDENCE

n.[L., to trust. See Faith. ] 1. Distrust; want of confidence; any doubt of the power, ability or disposition of others. It is said there was a general diffidence of the strength and resources of the nation, and of the sincerity of the king.
2. More generally, distrust of ones self; want of confidence in our own power, competency, correctness or wisdom; a doubt respecting some personal qualification. We speak or write with diffidence, when we doubt our ability to speak or write correctly or to the satisfaction of others. The effect of diffidence is some degree of reserve, modesty, timidity or bashfulness. Hence,
3. Modest reserve; a moderate degree of timidity or bashfulness; as, he addressed the audience or the prince with diffidence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIFFIDENCE

Dif "fi *dence, n. Etym: [L. diffidentia.]

 

1. The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others. [Archaic ] That affliction grew heavy upon me, and weighed me down even to a diffidence of God's mercy. Donne.

 

2. Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness. It is good to speak on such questions with diffidence. Macaulay. An Englishman's habitual diffidence and awkwardness of adress. W.Irving.

 

Syn. -- Humility; bashfulness; distrust; suspicion; doubt; fear; timidity; apprehension; hesitation. See Humility, and Bashfulness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

diffidence

dif fi dence |ˈdifidəns ˈdɪfɪdəns | ▶noun modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence: I say this with some diffidence.

 

Oxford Dictionary

diffidence

dif |fi ¦dence |ˈdɪfɪd (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence: I say this with some diffidence.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

diffidence

diffidence noun her diffidence was out of place in this outgoing group: shyness, bashfulness, modesty, self-effacement, meekness, unassertiveness, timidity, humility, hesitancy, reticence, insecurity, self-doubt, uncertainty, self-consciousness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

diffidence

diffidence noun he regretted his diffidence and awkwardness in large groups: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness, modesty, modestness, self-effacement, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, reserve, reticence, introversion; insecurity, self-doubt, apprehension, uncertainty, hesitancy, nervousness, reluctance, restraint, inhibition, unease, uneasiness; self-consciousness, shame, embarrassment, sheepishness. ANTONYMS confidence.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

diffidence

dif fi dence /dɪ́fɪd (ə )ns /名詞 U 自信のなさ, 内気 ; 気おくれ, 遠慮 (↔confidence ).