nervous or timid in the company of other people.
"I was pretty shy at school"
synonyms:	bashful, diffident, timid, sheepish, reserved, reticent, introverted, retiring, self-effacing, shrinking, withdrawn, timorous, mousy, fearful, apprehensive, nervous, hesitant, reluctant, doubting, insecure, wary, suspicious, chary, unconfident, inhibited, constrained, repressed, self-conscious, embarrassed, coy, demure, abashed, modest, humble, meek
"as a teenager I was painfully shy"
antonyms:	bold, brash, confident

    slow or reluctant to do (something).
    "the wealthy have become less shy of displaying their privilege"
    having a dislike of or aversion to a specified thing.
    suffix: -shy
    "he was very car shy when he came here"
    (of a wild mammal or bird) reluctant to remain in sight of humans.
    "otters are very shy animals"

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informal