Word For The Day: DIFFIDENT

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[Louis Foxwell]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

(DIFFIDENT) ˈdi-fə-dən

hear it pronounced

adjective

1: hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

2 archaic : distrustful

3: reserved, unassertive

— dif·fi·dent·ly adverb

Origin of DIFFIDENT Middle English, from Latin diffident-, diffidens, present participle of diffidere to distrust, from dis- + fidere to trust —

First Known Use: 15th century

shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others . bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence . diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking . modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit . coy implies a pretended shyness .

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[Louis Foxwell]

Here is a word with some very specific application. There are some who may not be said to be diffident, like the Trump. Others have an air of diffidence, yet a quiet confidence, like the good Dr. Carson. While others cannot speak without all the words written for them, like you know who.

[Louis Foxwell]

Enjoy finding twisted ways to apply today’s word. Awards will be given beginning at 9:AM, Wednesday.

[SAJ]

The GOPe and the Demonrats are not diffident from each other.

[NicknamedBob]

"Enjoy finding twisted ways to apply today’s word. Awards will be given beginning at 9:AM, Wednesday."

"You'll wonder where the difference went, when you brush your teeth with DIFFIDENT!" -- Bucky Beaver, from cell number C137.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Ugh. Beer.

(But, after midnight, what is the real diffidence between coffee and beer?)

[jocon307]

This is a word I always get wrong. I just have a different meaning for it in my head.

I always think it means: standoffish, due to not caring.

[umgud]

Sounds like denture paste.

[dr_lew]

I’ll get back to you.

[afraidfortherepublic]

You can’t be diffident if you are going to “get in before the ping” when Louis Foxwell is posting WFTD.

[DouglasKC]

Donald Trump is far from diffident when he expresses his views.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

This is a word I always get wrong. I just have a different meaning for it in my head. I always think it means: standoffish, due to not caring.

I've made that same mistake, confusing "diffident" with "indifferent."

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

The horrible Benghazi incident
Should have left Hillary quietly diffident
But when searching her soul
All she found—a black hole
In denial, mendacious and confident

[left that other site]

Veiled women are not being diffident or modest.

They are OPPRESSED.

[Honorary Serb]

The soaring popularity of the “gays”, and their winning one legal victory after another, have left us all diffident in speaking against them, lest we be labeled as “bigots”.

PHOOEY!!!!

[Travis T. OJustice]

"What did Eddy say" is a great drinking game to play with friends. =Try to figure out the Eddy Vedder lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PmvCWwj6Og4

[xsmommy]

this woman is the opposite of diffident.

[tioga]

For years voters have been diffident
Not using their power, not confident.
Trump's come along
singing a new song
Causing a bit of a scintillant.

[nikos1121]

“My Trumpistic brass knuckles response to that “stuff” is this.”

Trumpistic?

[nikos1121]

The opposite of diffident is to be trumpistic.

[xsmommy]

Trumpian? I am not a fan, so I am not sure what they call themselves...