Diffidence
Diffidence noun - Lack of self-confidence.
Self-effacement is a synonym for diffidence in restraint topic. In some cases you can use "Self-effacement" instead a noun "Diffidence", when it comes to topics like shyness.
Nearby Words: diffident, diffidently
Self-effacement
Self-effacement noun - Withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous.
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Synonyms for Self-effacement
Diffidence is a synonym for self-effacement in restraint topic. You can use "Diffidence" instead a noun phrase "Self-effacement", if it concerns topics such as modesty.
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Related pairs
- humility and diffidence
- humility and self-effacement
- reserve and diffidence
- reserve and self-effacement
- insecurity and diffidence
- insecurity and self-effacement
- hesitancy and diffidence
- hesitancy and self-effacement
- quietness and diffidence
- quietness and self-effacement
- inhibition and diffidence
- inhibition and self-effacement
- reticence and diffidence
- reticence and self-effacement
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