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Recent Examples of self-doubt
These consequences—avoidance, self-doubt, and misplaced effort—are consistent across different markets.
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Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Nasir Uddin Khan gives a performance of sturdy, man-of-the-people authority, gradually slipping into nervy self-doubt, as Jahir, a high school history teacher popular with both his students and the general community in the small rural town of Mohoganj.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
At times paralyzed by self-doubt and criticism, Donatella believed in the life-changing magic of a great cocktail dress (or a good hair day) to elevate or protect yourself.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Silence the self-doubt and prepare to be recognized!
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Nasir Uddin Khan gives a performance of sturdy, man-of-the-people authority, gradually slipping into nervy self-doubt, as Jahir, a high school history teacher popular with both his students and the general community in the small rural town of Mohoganj.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
At times paralyzed by self-doubt and criticism, Donatella believed in the life-changing magic of a great cocktail dress (or a good hair day) to elevate or protect yourself.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Silence the self-doubt and prepare to be recognized!
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-doubt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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Today, that number has grown to more than 400 kits, illustrating how serious an issue hygiene insecurity has become.—
John Garrahan,
The Providence Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
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This sense of domestic insecurity carries through the remaining two-thirds of the film, which incorporates doubles, cyborgs, and holographic recreations of the film’s female characters.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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