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Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.

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  1. a. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.
  2. a. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant">self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
  3. adj. showing modest reserve
  4. adj. lacking self-confidence
  5. j:100 s. showing modest reserve a. lacking self-confidence