| diffident | (adj) ประหม่า, See also: ขี้อาย, กระดากอาย, เหนียมอาย, Syn. coy, coquettish, demure |
| ขี้เกรงใจ | (adj) diffident, See also: modest, timid, lacking in self-assurance, lacking confidence, Example: หัวหน้างานที่เป็นคนขี้เกรงใจมักไม่ค่อยกล้ามอบหมายงานให้ลูกน้องไปทำ, Thai Definition: ที่ไม่อยากจะให้ผู้อื่นรู้สึกลำบากเดือดร้อนรำคาญใจ |
| diffident |
| diffident | (adj) showing modest reserve, Example: she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture |
| diffident | (adj) lacking self-confidence, Syn. shy, timid, unsure, Ant. confident, Example: stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man |
| diffidently | (adv) in a diffident manner, Example: `Oh, well, ' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.' |
| Diffident | a. [ L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of diffidere; dif- = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Defy. ] You were always extremely diffident of their success. Melmoth. [ 1913 Webster ] The diffident maidens, |
| Diffidently | adv. In a diffident manner. [ 1913 Webster ] To stand diffidently against each other with their thoughts in battle array. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ] |