Difference between Timid and Diffident

TIMID vs DIFFIDENT: NOUN

Showing fear and lack of confidence
Lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Lacking self-confidence
Lacking self-confidence; shy.
Fearful and hesitant.
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Contemptibly timid
Lacking in courage or confidence.

Showing modest reserve
Lacking self-confidence
Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.
Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.

Synonyms Bashful, shamefaced, sheepish.
Distrustful of one's self; not confident; reserved; timid; shy: as, a diffident youth.
Distrustful; wanting confidence in another's power, will, or sincerity.

Fainthearted, Coy, Unmanly, Trepid, Cowardly, Intimidated, Shy, Mousey, Mousy, Fearful, Cautious, Bashful, Unconfident, Timorous, Diffident

Guileless, Undemonstrative, Sheepish, Timorous, Imperturbable, Bashful, Reticent, Unassertive, Taciturn, Coy, Reserved, Unsure, Shy, Unconfident, Timid

Fainthearted, Coy, Unmanly, Trepid, Cowardly, Intimidated, Shy, Mousey, Mousy, Fearful, Cautious, Bashful, Unconfident, Timorous, Diffident

Guileless, Undemonstrative, Sheepish, Timorous, Imperturbable, Bashful, Reticent, Unassertive, Taciturn, Coy, Reserved, Unsure, Shy, Unconfident, Timid

Not for the kiddies or timid Aunt Min.
Timid, submissive body language will undermine your message.
Now is not the time to be timid.
The children in our schools are never timid.
Its usually towards slightly smaller more timid dogs.
Zack is timid and lacks confidence in his.
Timid or sensitive children have less to fear.
Even its defenders mustered only a timid defense.
Beneath his cool, reticent, almost timid personality, Mr.
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Mandigora was diffident about his side's display in his post-match interview.
Media has been curtailed- a diffident media is deemed inimical to progress.
Tyrannies are perpetuated by diffident men who do not possess the courage to act out their beliefs.
Since she had become pregnant he had felt diffident.
The next tune, Kalijula, combines an insistent rhythm section figure with a slightly diffident alto line.
So fair, in fact, that I feel almost diffident about raising the next delicate point.
Charlotte had been tolerably encouraging, he was comparatively diffident since the adventure of Wednesday.
Berkeley, which leaves some in the audience diffident at best.
His manner was that of a diffident, retiring scholar.
That was an innermost hope phrased as diffident speculation.