Diffidence and Vaingloriousness

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Diffidence noun - Lack of self-confidence.

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Vaingloriousness is an antonym for diffidence.

Nearby Words: diffident, diffidently

Vaingloriousness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.

Usage example: a tiresome vaingloriousness that manifested itself in the old general's incessant boasting about his battlefield victories

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Diffidence is an antonym for vaingloriousness.

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Vaingloriousness and Diffidence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffidence/vaingloriousness

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