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Noun
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The concern now is not diffidence in New Delhi, but diffidence in Washington.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025 -
One reason for the diffidence may be that Shao-Horn already has another project for building larger electrodes to be used in EV applications.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 June 2010
Noun
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Unfortunately, food and financial insecurity, as well as a lack of general awareness, can deprive some children of snack time, causing inequalities among households.—
Leslie D. Rose,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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This type of unsolicited commentary can sow self-doubt and insecurity.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the case of Alina Templeton-Perks, a thirty-three-year-old British woman who suffered from crippling self-doubt and took her own life in 2008, perfectionism was even listed among the official causes of death.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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This type of unsolicited commentary can sow self-doubt and insecurity.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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