self-doubt
noun
plural self-doubts
: a lack of faith in oneself : a feeling of doubt or uncertainty about one's abilities, actions, etc.
plagued with/by self-doubt
overcame her self-doubts
The man who comes through the pages of this straightforwardly written autobiography is eminently human, full of self-doubt about his personal life and his career …—
Walter Goodman
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Songs begin in earnest confessions of self-doubt before spiraling into tales of polycule politics.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
With these insights, any leader can learn how to overcome self-doubt and step fully into their essential role.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
In other words, failure on an international scale Predicting that Joe Biden’s presidency would be a disaster on the world stage was a rare political forecast that did not cause me painful spasms of self-doubt.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Sully never questions the man’s heroism, but Sully himself does, and Hanks’s portrayal is one in which self-doubt eats away at the character — which, coupled with having just survived a horrifying ordeal, leaves him feeling discombobulated and adrift.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
With these insights, any leader can learn how to overcome self-doubt and step fully into their essential role.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
In other words, failure on an international scale Predicting that Joe Biden’s presidency would be a disaster on the world stage was a rare political forecast that did not cause me painful spasms of self-doubt.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Sully never questions the man’s heroism, but Sully himself does, and Hanks’s portrayal is one in which self-doubt eats away at the character — which, coupled with having just survived a horrifying ordeal, leaves him feeling discombobulated and adrift.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-doubt. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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