With great diffidence I venture to point out what I conceive to be reasons for failure, and also to offer some suggestions that, if adopted, will, I believe, greatly minimise, if not remove, certain evils.
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Diffidence
/ˈdɪfɪdəns/
Synonyms for "diffidence" (91 found)
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dubiousnessfalterfalteringfearfearfulnesshalf-beliefhesitancehesitancyhesitatinghesitationhumilityjumpinesslack of self-confidencelack of self-relianceleerinessmisdoubtmisgivingmistrustmistrustfulnessmodesty
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(9 words)
qualmqualm of consciencequalmishnessquestionrecoilscruplescrupulosityscrupulousnessself-depreciationself-detractionself-distrustself-doubtself-effacementshadow of doubtshameshilly shallyingshilly-shallyshilly-shallyingshrinkingshrinkingness
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shynessskepticalnessskepticismskittishnessstage frightstartlishnesssticklingsuspicionsuspiciousnesstentativenesstimiditytimorousnesstotal skepticismuncertaintywarinessweak ego
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8 entriesdiscourse strategyemotional statelinguistic strategypersonality traitpsychological statetimiditytimidnesstimorousness
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6 entriesacademic diffidenceclinical diffidenceextreme diffidencepersistent diffidencepublic diffidencequiet diffidence
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8 total sentences available.
Without scruple—without apology—without much apparent diffidence, Mr. Elton, the lover of Harriet, was professing himself her lover.
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I have the same diffidence in my feelings that most public speakers have, and am apt to think that others can speak better and more edifying than I can.
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"I was passing by," he began to stammer, trembling with his diffidence, "I—happened to be passing along this way, and so—er—as I was passing this way, I says to myself, says I, 'I'll just stop into the shop a minute.'
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