Definition of self-doubt
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
