Hyphenation of diffident

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word diffident? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

dif-fi-dent

Definitions of diffident:

1.	Showing modest reserve She was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture
2.	Lacking self-confidence Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed Problems that call for bold not timid responses A very unsure young man

Synonyms of diffident:

adj	reserved
adj	shy, timid, unsure, unconfident

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.