Antonyms of noun diffidence

1 sense of diffidence

Sense 1
diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust -- (lack of self-confidence)
       Antonym of confidence (Sense 2)
      => confidence -- (a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun diffidence

1 sense of diffidence

Sense 1
diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust -- (lack of self-confidence)
       => timidity, timidness, timorousness -- (fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions)