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      [Noun]  | "shrinking violet" 


      1: a bashful or retiring person


      Origin: 1915 ;

      [Noun]  | "shrinking violet" 


      1: a shy or reserved person;


        * e.g., " ... a reality show that wants shameless exhibitionists, not shrinking violets "





       [ "shrinking violet" ]

      1: someone who is shy, hesitant, or afraid to have a voice in social situations.

        * e.g.,  ... "try not to be a shrinking violet at the gathering tonight, 

       [ "Shrinking violet" ]

      1: A person(typically female) who shys away from any sort of confrontation. Typically, this person will not stand up for themselves or anything else. Opposite of bold, brash, or confident.

        * e.g.,  ... Lucy was no shrinking violet, she told it like she saw it. 

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