#timidness__timidity__timorousness  fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions
  supertype:  fright__fear__fearfulness  an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  subtype:  cold_feet  timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet"
  subtype:  shyness  a feeling of fear of embarrassment
  subtype:  diffidence__self-doubt__self-distrust  lack of self-confidence
     subtype:  hesitance__hesitancy  a feeling of diffidence about doing something
     subtype:  unassertiveness__unassertivenes  diffidence about self promotion

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