noun
- Lack of self-confidence.
- synonyms: self-doubt, self-distrust
Diffidence and Obsequiousness
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.
- (n.) The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability or disposition of others.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- Abject or cringing submissiveness.
- synonyms: servility, subservience
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) The quality or state of being obsequious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary