Diffidence
Diffidence noun - Lack of self-confidence.
Hesitance and diffidence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitance" instead the word "Diffidence" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Words: diffident, diffidently
Hesitance
Hesitance noun - A feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something.
Diffidence and hesitance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diffidence" instead the word "Hesitance" as a noun or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reservation and diffidence
- reservation and hesitance
- misgiving and diffidence
- misgiving and hesitance
- apprehension and diffidence
- apprehension and hesitance
- wavering and diffidence
- wavering and hesitance
- doubt and diffidence
- doubt and hesitance
- pause and diffidence
- pause and hesitance
- vacillation and diffidence
- vacillation and hesitance
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