Diffident and Scornful

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Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.

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Scornful and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scornful" instead an adjective "Diffident".

Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently

Scornful adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.

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Diffident and scornful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diffident" instead an adjective "Scornful".

Nearby Words: scorn, scorned, scornfully, scorning

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