~ (about sth) not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself
SYNSHY:
a diffident manner / smile * He was modest and diffident about his own success.
diffidence noun [U]:
She overcame her natural diffidence and spoke with great frankness.
diffidently adverb
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