diffidence

About 0.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
2. noun Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.

Similar words

self-distrust self-doubt shyness timidity reluctance hesitation insecurity reticence uncertainty moderation

Often followed by

and of in that which about or to was

Word family

diffidences