Bible Dictionaries
Diffident

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.

(2):

(a.) Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diffident'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diffident.html. 1828.