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self-doubt
[ self-dout ]
noun
- lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.
self-doubt
noun
- the act or state of doubting oneself
Other Word Forms
- -dzܲiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-doubt1
Example Sentences
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.
Titled “ Is Jeff Bridges Afraid of?,” the article chronicles his relentless self-doubt and anxiety, which Bridges confesses still plague him to this day.
It's a sign that Chinouriri is finally shedding the self-doubt that clouded her early career.
Still, she experiences a lot of self-doubt about whether she is using the right tool or asking the right questions, she said.
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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