Bash and Diffident

noun

• A vigorous blow.
  • usage: "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
  • synonyms: knock, bang, smash, belt
• An uproarious party.
  • synonyms: do, brawl

verb

• Hit hard.
  • synonyms: sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk

• (v.t.&i.) To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
• (v.t.) To strike heavily; to beat; to crush.

• Name Meaning: Forerunner
• Name Origin: African

adjective

• Showing modest reserve.
  • usage: "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
• Lacking self-confidence.
  • usage: "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
  • synonyms: shy, timid, unsure

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