self-distrust

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-distrust
Noun
  • New Delhi and Washington have made important strides together toward balancing Chinese power in recent years, but India’s diffidence about a tight partnership with the United States frustrates this outcome.
    ASHLEY J. TELLIS, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
  • Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As high school and college graduates across the country celebrate the completion of a major milestone, they — and their nervous parents — are looking ahead to a future marked by political uncertainty and economic insecurity.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • Much of the public debate has focused on structural factors like childcare costs, work-life balance and economic insecurity.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • While feedback, openness to questions and acknowledgment of effort help to adapt, a dismissive environment can instill self-doubt before the employee even has a chance to perform.
    Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • The production — directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner — stands on the shoulders of a strong cast, led by Sam McLellan as Elder Price, the strait-laced, big brother type who’s on a mission to fulfill his, well, mission but is derailed by self-doubt and religious questioning.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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