as in insecurity
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Recent Examples of self-doubt
Fatigue, pain, neurological symptoms—especially when invisible—are often minimized or dismissed, reinforcing a cycle of self-doubt and delayed treatment.
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 30 Apr. 2025
Venturing into unfamiliar territory can lead to self-doubt.
—Yurii Zinchenko, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The evening was supposed to be a casual get-together, but an offhand comment from her boyfriend’s mother turned what should have been a relaxed meal into a moment of self-doubt and discomfort.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The album explores the raw and honest themes of heartbreak, self-doubt, and feelings of homesickness.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 30 Apr. 2025
Venturing into unfamiliar territory can lead to self-doubt.
—Yurii Zinchenko, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The evening was supposed to be a casual get-together, but an offhand comment from her boyfriend’s mother turned what should have been a relaxed meal into a moment of self-doubt and discomfort.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The album explores the raw and honest themes of heartbreak, self-doubt, and feelings of homesickness.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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Liu noted that even those who have paid off their loans may delay retirement savings or large purchases, extending financial insecurity into later life.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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His natal Chiron—planet of deep wounds and insecurities—is sitting right on top of your North Node in Gemini in the first house of the self.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
16 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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