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Recent Examples of self-doubt
Over time, that language reinforces unnecessary self-doubt.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Nevertheless, someone at home, or a family member might create self-doubt within you.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
But in fact, what the term refers to is a psychological condition in which a person suffers from feelings of self-doubt or fraudulence.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
But by the ‘60s and ‘70s, documentaries are using cinema for perhaps less obviously civic reasons, like self-doubt.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-doubt
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Nevertheless, someone at home, or a family member might create self-doubt within you.
—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
But in fact, what the term refers to is a psychological condition in which a person suffers from feelings of self-doubt or fraudulence.
—
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
But by the ‘60s and ‘70s, documentaries are using cinema for perhaps less obviously civic reasons, like self-doubt.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-doubt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
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Voters frustrated by inequality, housing costs, economic insecurity, and the limits of establishment politics are searching for alternatives.
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The song, one of the young rocker’s most vulnerable to date, sees Sombr overcome by insecurities.
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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.
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As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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