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Recent Examples of self-doubt
The album explores the raw and honest themes of heartbreak, self-doubt, and feelings of homesickness.
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Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
The exhausting feelings of anxiety and self-doubt are all too common for us.
—Joce Blake, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
According to Korn Ferry’s 2025 Workforce Survey, 41% of employees say their organizations have cut management layers, and nearly half of senior executives doubt their ability to manage it all, outpacing even CEOs (40%) in self-doubt.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2025
The High Fidelity actress told PEOPLE that some self-doubt crept in while directing her first feature film.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
The exhausting feelings of anxiety and self-doubt are all too common for us.
—Joce Blake, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
According to Korn Ferry’s 2025 Workforce Survey, 41% of employees say their organizations have cut management layers, and nearly half of senior executives doubt their ability to manage it all, outpacing even CEOs (40%) in self-doubt.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2025
The High Fidelity actress told PEOPLE that some self-doubt crept in while directing her first feature film.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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The survey found that among that age group, financial insecurity most affected women, Hispanics and those without college degrees.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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This incident heightened insecurity among aviation professionals.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2024
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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