Diffident /(?)/

Dif·fi·dent

Diffident

a.
  1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [Archaic]
    You were always extremely diffident of their success.
    — Melmoth.
  2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
    The diffident maidens, Folding their hands in prayer.