Definition of Diffident

lacking confidence in one’s ability or self

Examples of Diffident in a sentence

Because she felt unattractive, Mary was diffident and kept to herself at parties.  🔊

Although he graduated in the top ten percent of his class, Jules is still diffident about his own intelligence.  🔊

Even though everyone told her she was beautiful, the diffident actress still believed she was ugly.  🔊

George was a diffident student who never stood up to his bullies.  🔊

After his wife left him, Frank became diffident and went on daily drinking binges.  🔊

The diffident girl found it hard to talk to the boy of her dreams.  🔊

Since he was behind in the polls, the politician was diffident about his chance of winning the election.  🔊

Because Sarah had never sung in public before, she was diffident about trying out for the talent show.  🔊

While Portia was diffident about her dancing skills, she never let her anxiety keep her off the dance floor.  🔊

Easily crushed by rejection, Jared was too diffident to be a salesperson.  🔊

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