Both Uses of
diffident
in
Dubliners
- Gabriel waited again and then, fearing that diffidence was about to conquer him, he said abruptly: "By the way, Gretta!"
Chpt 15 *diffidence = hesitancy and unassertiveness due to a lack of self-confidence
- Now that she had fallen to him so easily, he wondered why he had been so diffident.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(diffident) hesitant and unassertive -- often due to a lack of self-confidence