diffidence

/หˆdษชfษชdษ™ns/

IPA: /D IH1 F AH0 D AH0 N S/

noun
  1. 1

    The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

  2. 2

    Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diffidence