Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Mortified and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mortified" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
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Related pairs
- humble and diffident
- humble and mortified
- awkward and diffident
- awkward and mortified
- uneasy and diffident
- uneasy and mortified
- uncomfortable and diffident
- uncomfortable and mortified
- shy and diffident
- shy and mortified
- bashful and diffident
- bashful and mortified
- anxious and diffident
- anxious and mortified
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Mortified and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/mortified
Diffident & Mortified. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/mortified>.
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