self-distrust

noun

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as in diffidence

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  1. diffidence
  2. insecurity
  3. self-doubt
Noun
  • Celik seems attuned to such questions as a valid (if not necessarily revelatory) core for a play to circle around, but Cramer’s writing often feels caught between an exploration of comic diffidence and simply an expression of it.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And that eye could see past Dorothy’s drab uniform and Cindy Brady pigtails, her tall girl’s diffidence and her sweet girl’s shyness, to the bombshell smoldering underneath.
    — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of diffidence
Noun
  • The deeper story here is growing domestic insecurity — inside both China and the US — that’s shaping diplomatic efforts and pulling both countries deeper into their own corners.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Online, influencers in the looksmaxxing space have leveraged other men's insecurities to enormous fame while doling out aesthetic advice with little, if any, credentials.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of insecurity
Noun
  • My own traumatic experiences taught me how shifty memory can be—how incomplete and vulnerable to self-doubt.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • And Alan Ruck is pitch perfect as Bueller’s best friend Cameron, a more typical Hughes character who’s wracked with anxiety and self-doubt, but still goes along for the ride.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
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