The adjective timid is used to describe people with different characteristics. It can refer to someone who is shy , apathetic , insecure or vile , to name a few possibilities.
As can be seen, the concept refers to different features that have nothing to do with each other. A person may be timid because of his timidity , but that does not make him vile. At the same time, an individual who is timid due to his despicable condition does not necessarily turn out to be insecure or timid.
For example: "The timid little boy, with the passage of time, became a rebellious and defiant teenager" , "The timid coach announced his resignation in front of the media in a monotonous tone" , "Those who know the actor assures that, although he seems shy in front of the cameras, in private he is very sociable and fun .
The idea of timid appears in the Bible . In Isaiah 35:4-6 , God expresses: "Say to those who are faint-hearted: Be strong, do not fear..." . In this case the word is linked to dejection and discouragement .
For believers, God is telling the faithful that they should not fear and that they should be strong. Each human being, in this framework, must strive to leave behind fears and dismay, although not all of us have the same cultural or emotional tools to deal with the external stimuli that lead us to feel this way.
Fear is a very powerful force, and its consequences on human beings are as many as the sources from which it can arise. Children usually relate it to material issues, such as darkness or "monsters", although this does not mean that we should believe that they invent it: their minds, in full development and still lacking the resources to create more complex images, represent in these and other situations concepts such as frustration, pain due to abuse or family pressures.
On the other hand, not all adults explore their own feelings at a sufficient level to express what causes them fear, what leads them to feel timid at certain times in their lives. Less metaphorical responses are not enough, since only those that expose the root of fear serve us to combat it.
It is interesting to note that timid can also be used to describe the actions of timid subjects: "His timid words did not affect the woman's spirit," "He advanced with timid steps to the lectern, took a breath and began to speak with slowness" , "He rejected the treat with timid gestures and continued drinking his coffee while reading the newspaper."
Having looked at the different meanings of the word apocado , with examples to illustrate its various nuances, we are in a position to take a look at the many synonyms that we can use to replace it in a sentence . However, as we have mentioned above, it is a term whose meanings can seem quite unrelated in some cases, so we will have to look at its synonyms with the same breadth.
Let's first look at those words that do not refer to a reprehensible personality characteristic or one that does not harm a third party, but in the worst case scenario to the person who is described as timid : shameful, shy, withdrawn , scared, frightened, cowed, cowed, shrinking . Until now, no one could use this word to insult another person.
However, we have many other synonyms whose connotation is different, with a character that borders more on accusation than mere description: off, submissive, lazy, lacking, consumed, short . Finally, there are those that cannot be taken as anything other than insults or ridicule: dead fly, little thing, nerdy, nobody, pusillanimous , coward . As with other words, the list can be extended, although the nuances are more or less the same and allow us to distinguish two groups with a gray area in the middle.