• IPA: /ˈdɪfɪdənt/

diffident

1. (archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
2. Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest

   Synonyms: timid, modest

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter VIII, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify ), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292 ↗, book IV:

• French: méfiant
• German: misstrauisch
• Russian: недоверчивый
• Spanish: (rare) difidente

• French: timide
• German: schüchtern, unsicher
• Russian: неуве́ренный в себе́
• Spanish: (rare) difidente