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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/

Значення

значень: 2

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

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Русский

За значеннями 1

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

Deutsch

За значеннями 2

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

mistrust:

Походження

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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