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Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence"



 
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Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence" #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:51 am   Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence"
 

what does "Such" mean?

"Such was my lack of self-confidence."
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Such was my lack of self-confidence #2 (permalink) Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:09 am   Such was my lack of self-confidence
 

Such can be used in several ways but I think 'such' here means 'this'.

'This was my lack of self-confidence'

And I think we need more than that to fully comprehend what it was referring too.
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Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence" #3 (permalink) Wed Jan 10, 2007 13:49 pm   Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence"
 

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I agree that a little more context would be helpful. The word such probably refers back to a previous sentence or sentences which describe the lack of self-confidence.

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Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence" #4 (permalink) Wed Jan 10, 2007 15:32 pm   Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence"
 

It might be something like this:

I used to picture myself tripping on the first hurdle. Such was my lack of self-confidence.
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Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence" #5 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 13:07 pm   Meaning of "Such was my lack of self-confidence"
 

Sultano wrote:
what does "Such" mean?

"Such was my lack of self-confidence."


'Such' here means 'so large' or 'so great'.
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