🤐reticence

noun
/ˈrɛtɪsəns/

Meaning

the quality of being reserved or unwilling to speak freely

Example Sentences

His reticence made it difficult to know what he was thinking.

Synonyms

reserve, silence, restraint, reluctance, shyness

Antonyms

openness, talkativeness, frankness

Collocations

display reticence, natural reticence, overcome reticence

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