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Reticence

British pronunciation/ɹˈɛtɪsəns/
American pronunciation/ˈɹɛtɪsəns/
Reticence
[NOUN]
1

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

synonyms : reserve
taciturnity
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Examples
1This is called the human reticence effect.
2She has also, in some ways like Donald Trump, expressed some reticence about particular trade deals, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
3No, our customers have shown no reticence to buy cars if they take a long time to charge.
4Milton is magnificently free of the pressures of modesty and reticence.
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