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Recent Examples of self-doubt
Barbara isn’t a caricature but a deeply human portrait of a woman whose worldview swings wildly between moral superiority and intense self-doubt, both extremes that foreclose human connection.
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Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Even with a steady job, relationship, and routine, self-doubt still takes over.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
There’s just a lot of self-doubt going on, and a lot of overthinking.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
These consequences—avoidance, self-doubt, and misplaced effort—are consistent across different markets.
—Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Even with a steady job, relationship, and routine, self-doubt still takes over.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
There’s just a lot of self-doubt going on, and a lot of overthinking.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
These consequences—avoidance, self-doubt, and misplaced effort—are consistent across different markets.
—Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
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Buyers also are waiting on the sidelines in light of rising mortgage rates and listing prices, as well as overall economic uncertainty due to job insecurity, inflation and the Iran war.—
Lily O'Neill,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In a new interview, Fishel opened up about navigating life as a child star and explained how her years of insecurities nearly ended her on-camera career.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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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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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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