Diffident in a Sentence ?
- Because she felt unattractive, Mary was diffident and kept to herself at parties.
- Although he graduated in the top ten percent of his class, Jules is still diffident about his own intelligence.
- Even though everyone told her she was beautiful, the diffident actress still believed she was ugly.
How do you use diffident in a sentence?
Diffident sentence example
- Princess Mary seemed even quieter and more diffident than usual. ...
- Richard sailed to England but was too diffident to visit his father's relatives. ...
- Knows better, and is not diffident about saying so.
What does it mean when someone is diffident?
1 : hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence. 2 : reserved, unassertive.