SUPREME WORD OF THE WEEK: DIFFIDENT

SUPREME WORD OF THE WEEK:     DIFFIDENT

PRONUNCIATION:

DIF-I-DUHNT

MEANING:

adjective:Lacking in self-confidence

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin diffidere (to mistrust), from dis- (not) + fidere (to trust). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bheidh- (to trust), which also gave us abide, abode, fiancé, affidavit, confide, confident, defiance, fidelity, defy, and infidel. Earliest documented use: 1598.

USAGE:

" In contrast with Albert's bonhomie, Philippe seems shy and diffident."
Sire, There are No Belgians; The Economist (London, UK); Jul 27, 2013."

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