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diffidence

dif·fi·dence

diffidence · diffidences

застенчивость, робость, неуверенность

Zurückhaltung, Verlegenheit, Schüchternheit

The state of being diffident, timid or shyThe state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

/ˈdɪfɪdəns/

Значение

значений: 2

(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
Zurückhaltung, Verlegenheit, Schüchternheit
застенчивостьzastenčivostʹ, ро́бостьróbostʹ, неуве́ренностьneuvérennostʹ
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.
Diffidenz
lack of self-confidence

Переводы

языков: 3

Русский

По значениям 1

the state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement:

Deutsch

По значениям 2

the state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement:

mistrust:

Происхождение

From Latin diffīdentiam (“distrust”), from diffīdere (“to mistrust”), from dis- and fīdere

From Latin diffīdentiam (“distrust”), from diffīdere (“to mistrust”), from dis- and fīdere (“to trust”). Attested since ∼1400. The original sense was antonymous with confidence, and the modern sense of ‘distrusting oneself’ dates from the 1650s.

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