diffidence

diffidence englannista suomeksi

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diffidence englanniksi

1. The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

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4. 1897, María de Pereda|José María de Pereda, translated by William Henry Bishop, ''s:Cleto's Proposal to Sotileza|Cleto's Proposal to Sotileza'' (an excerpt from ''Sotileza'')

"I was passing by," he began to stammer, trembling with his diffidence, "I—happened to be passing along this way, and so—er—as I was passing this way, I says to myself, says I, 'I'll just stop into the shop a minute.'

5. Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.

6. (RQ:Shakespeare Henry 6-1)

7. (RQ:Milton Eikonoklastes)

8. 1777, (w), ''The School for Scandal'', V.Scene the Last:

I have no diffidence of your abilities—only be constant to one roguery at a time—