Diffident and Misgiving

Diffident

Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.

Misgiving and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Misgiving" with "Diffident", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently

Misgiving

Misgiving noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.

Diffident and misgiving are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Diffident" with "Misgiving", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Word: misgiven

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