Synonyms of diffidence

1 Syllable
fear, doubt
2 Syllables
coyness, shyness, meekness, constraint
3 Syllables
prudery, modesty, bashfulness, mousiness, lowliness, sheepishness, discreetness, reserve, timidness, humbleness, backwardness
4 Syllables
timidity, timorousness, humility, reluctance, retiringness, self-consciousness, hesitation
5 Syllables
self-effacement, insecurity, taciturnity
6 Syllables
unobtrusiveness, unassertiveness
8 Syllables
uncommunicativeness