reticencies
/rəˈtɪsənsiz/
noun
- The quality or state of being silent or not revealing one's thoughts or feelings; reserve.
- The author's reticencies about his personal life added to his mysterious public image.
- Her reticencies during the meeting made her colleagues wonder what she was thinking.
- Despite the team's questions, the manager's reticencies left them without clear direction.
- Instances of being restrained or uncommunicative in speech or expression.
- His reticencies in the interview cost him the job opportunity.
- The diplomat's careful reticencies avoided any diplomatic incidents.
- She noticed his reticencies whenever the topic of his childhood came up.