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Recent Examples of self-doubt
The lighting throughout the space is even while the walls are painted a regal purple, starting from shades dark to light in each room to summon the photographer’s feelings of isolation and self-doubt growing toward confidence.
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
While the story could benefit from moments of self-doubt, Hazel’s love for her mother is all-encompassing.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Often, self-doubt says the path will be too long, risky or difficult.
—Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
This song is rooted in personal experience, illustrating how someone familiar with self-doubt and failure can rise again, blooming even in adversity.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
While the story could benefit from moments of self-doubt, Hazel’s love for her mother is all-encompassing.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Often, self-doubt says the path will be too long, risky or difficult.
—Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
This song is rooted in personal experience, illustrating how someone familiar with self-doubt and failure can rise again, blooming even in adversity.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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The survey found that among that age group, financial insecurity most affected women, Hispanics and those without college degrees.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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This incident heightened insecurity among aviation professionals.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2024
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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