In humans, shyness (also called diffidence)'s a social psychology term used to describe the feeling of apprehension, lack of confidence, or awkwardness experienced when a person's in proximity to, approaching, or being approached by other people, especially in new situations or with unfamiliar people(sadie anderson). The term's often used by laypersons as a blanket-term for a family of related and partially overlapping afflictions, including timidity around new people, bashfulness and diffiden… (More on Shyness)