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What is the opposite of overconfidence?

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Noun
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Opposite of an excessive degree of confidence or vanity
care
carefulness
caution
cowardice
doubt
fear
humility
manners
meekness
modesty
politeness
reserve
respect
shyness
timidity
diffidence
reticence
bashfulness
decorum
restraint
reluctance
courtesy
constraint
nervousness
etiquette
inhibition
cravenness
protocol
timidness
spinelessness
refinement
pusillanimity
formalities
timorousness
breeding
hesitancy
propriety
embarrassment
quietness
gutlessness
polish
politesse
coyness
culture
fearfulness
humbleness
poltroonery
mores
apprehension
elegance
insecurity
dastardliness
hesitation
dignity
sheepishness
repression
urbanity
wimpiness
manner
faintheartedness
unpretentiousness
sophistication
introversion
demureness
weakness
amenities
uncertainty
lowliness
funk
taste
mousiness
softness
questioning
ceremony
indecision
civilities
misgiving
unassertiveness
wimpishness
confusion
cynicism
disbelief
reservedness
reservations
unobtrusiveness
deportment
vacillation
incredulity
misgivings
doubtfulness
scepticismUK
irresolution
behaviourUK
behaviorUS
dubiety
submissiveness
wavering
unbelief
inhibitedness
misbelief
perplexity
spiritlessness
wariness
conduct
distrust
dubiousness
sissiness
feebleness
suspicion
unease
uneasiness
difficulty
bewilderment
unsureness
mistrust
demurral
skepticismUS
chariness
incertitude
modestness
qualms
questions
recreance
leeriness
suspicions
recreancy
queries
umbrage
question mark
self-consciousness
lack of confidence
lack of certainty
lack of faith
self-effacement
lack of trust
lack of conviction
trust issues
lack of vanity
self-forgetfulness
unselfishness
selflessness
self-abandonment
regard
unassumingness
altruism
truth
humilitude
egolessness
servility
reverence
discretion
forethought
love
admiration
generosity
discreetness
realness
docility
obsequiousness
obedience
subservience
abasement
unassuming nature
down-to-earthness
self-abasement
self-abnegation
Noun
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Opposite of the quality or state of being brash or impudent
respectfulness
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