noun
- Lack of self-confidence.
- synonyms: self-doubt, self-distrust
Diffidence and Perplexity
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
- Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary