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self-doubt

[ self-dout ]

noun

  1. lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.


self-doubt

noun

  1. the act or state of doubting oneself
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  • -dzܲiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-doubt1

First recorded in 1840–50
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As a surly, teenage combination of self-aggrandizement and self-doubt, she is the instantly recognizable character that makes the rest of the world believable.

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Titled “ Is Jeff Bridges Afraid of?,” the article chronicles his relentless self-doubt and anxiety, which Bridges confesses still plague him to this day.

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It's a sign that Chinouriri is finally shedding the self-doubt that clouded her early career.

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Still, she experiences a lot of self-doubt about whether she is using the right tool or asking the right questions, she said.

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New York Times fashion director Vanessa Friedman declared that Donatella "wore her struggles - with personal tragedy, self-doubt, finding her creative feet, and drugs - with as much aplomb as her long platinum hair".

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