noun
- Lack of self-confidence.
- synonyms: self-doubt, self-distrust
Diffidence and Problem
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
- A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.
- usage: "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"
- synonyms: job
- A question raised for consideration or solution.
- usage: "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
- A source of difficulty.
- usage: "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem"
- synonyms: trouble
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt.
- (n.) Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary