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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -diffident-, *diffident*
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English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
diffident(adj) ประหม่า, See also: ขี้อาย, กระดากอาย, เหนียมอาย, Syn. coy, coquettish, demure
diffidently(adv) อย่างประหม่า, See also: อย่างเหนียมอาย, Syn. shyly

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
diffidentadj. ประหม่า, ลังเลใจ.

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
diffident(adj) ไม่เชื่อมั่นในตนเอง, ขวยเขิน, ประหม่า, ขี้อาย

Thai-English: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
ขี้เกรงใจ(adj) diffident, See also: modest, timid, lacking in self-assurance, lacking confidence, Example: หัวหน้างานที่เป็นคนขี้เกรงใจมักไม่ค่อยกล้ามอบหมายงานให้ลูกน้องไปทำ, Thai Definition: ที่ไม่อยากจะให้ผู้อื่นรู้สึกลำบากเดือดร้อนรำคาญใจ

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0
เอียงอาย[īeng-āi] (v) EN: be shy ; be bashful ; be diffident ; be modest ; be coy ; be demure
เอียงอาย[īeng-āi] (adj) EN: shy ; bashful ; diffident ; modest ; coy ; demure  FR: timide ; modeste ; sage
เอียงอาย[īeng-āi] (adv) EN: shyly ; bashfully ; diffidently ; modestly ; coyly ; demurely  FR: timidement ; modestement ; sagement

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
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WordNet (3.0)
diffident(adj) showing modest reserve, Example: she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture
diffident(adj) lacking self-confidence, Syn. shy, timid, unsure, Ant. confident, Example: stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man
diffidently(adv) in a diffident manner, Example: `Oh, well, ' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Diffident

a. [ L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of diffidere; dif- = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Defy. ] 1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You were always extremely diffident of their success. Melmoth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve. [ 1913 Webster ]

The diffident maidens,
Folding their hands in prayer. Longfellow.

Syn. -- Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest; bashful; lowly; reserved. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diffidently

adv. In a diffident manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

To stand diffidently against each other with their thoughts in battle array. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
遠慮気味[えんりょぎみ, enryogimi] (n, adj-na, adj-no) somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner [Add to Longdo]
遠慮勝ち;遠慮がち[えんりょがち, enryogachi] (adj-na) shy; diffident; retiring; reserved [Add to Longdo]

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