diffidence

noun

dif·fi·dence ˈdi-fə-dən(t)s

-fə-ˌden(t)s

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: the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident

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At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility. —

Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024 Over the last few decades, several U.S. administrations have prioritized the relationship with India despite considerable diffidence on the part of New Delhi. —

Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023 Weaver brings a deceptive diffidence to Shelly, and Coleman is suitably enigmatic as V. Stiviano, a paragon of modern fameosexual ambition. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 June 2024 Norman Mailer wrote with an unstable mixture of self-indulgence and self-awareness, bravado and diffidence, glibness and bracing honesty, macho posturing and an almost sheepish gentleness. —

Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for diffidence