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Noun
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Scott was completing a yearlong master’s program in mathematics, and Noone, a doctoral candidate five years his senior, was charmed by the contrast between his good looks and his diffidence.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025 -
And has done so with the kind of diffidence that can only come from a lifetime in the sports backwaters.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2025
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Harrison hopes to shine a light on the insecurities women carry from their teenage years into adulthood, and how being around people from their past can bring back old wounds and insecurities.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Alex is present as well, but beneath his gregarious personality is deep insecurity and pressure centering on his position at his law firm, his increasingly ballooning debt and a debilitating pain-pill addiction.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Like so many new mothers, Danielle said the early weeks of breastfeeding were filled with uncertainty and self-doubt.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Speaking from experience, reminders of your condition can often make things much worse — sending you further down a cycle of self-doubt.—
Kevin Frazier,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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