self-doubt
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- noun
- /sɛlf-daʊt/
- She experienced self-doubt before her presentation, but she managed to succeed.
- self-doubt and fear
- self-doubt and frustration
- self-doubt and failure
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Watch on YouTubeSo then the anger turns into worry, self doubt and self blame.
- So then the anger turns into worry, self doubt and self blame.
- It's about rumination, self blame, self doubt and self devaluation.
- It's that self doubt and they think they're the only one.
- She is plagued by self doubt, anxiety, and deep introspection.
- They have very little self doubt when it comes to being shameless.
- I was constantly trying to inflict self doubt on you.
- Like ultimately I think I have a lot of self doubt but you are fearless in some ways.
- No self loathing, no self hate, no self doubt.
- Bialik reaches a moment of radical self doubt.
- And he was the same Joss who's racked by self doubt, just like always.
- That is how we begin to create self doubt.
- And I go over all of the lies that lead to self doubt.
- But like come off losses, like does that self doubt start to creep up?
- It has some really interesting ideas and one of them is to accept self doubt and imperfection.
- Then you have the little devil on your shoulder, the self doubt.
- And he didn't have any self doubt that.
Examples
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The medication was designed to suppress the chemicals in the brain responsible for self-doubt.
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I, on the other hand, let my self-doubt and fear dictate my actions.
Academic text (2008) -
So what, what role does self doubt play in your life?
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So the more self doubt you have, the better the idea is, right?
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But the truth is that you cannot create anything of value without both self doubt and self belief.
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So then the anger turns into worry, self doubt and self blame.
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I can remember thinking: why is this so difficult for me and where did this self-doubt come from?
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I know what it means to feel self-doubt.
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It has some really interesting ideas and one of them is to accept self doubt and imperfection.
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A therapist helped her understand the negative self-doubts that plagued her.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.6
A feeling of not being sure about something
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3.7
A feeling of not being sure about yourself or what you can do
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8.4
Shyness and lack of confidence that makes someone hesitate to speak or act
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3.8
A feeling of doubt or low confidence
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8.9
A feeling of not being sure or confident about something
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6.8
Feeling unable to rely on your own choices or skills
Feeling unsure and worried about safety or the future
Antonyms
How Insecure
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Morphology
Etymology
Self-doubt combines self- meaning 'your own' and doubt meaning 'not sure' or 'to hesitate'. So, self-doubt is the feeling of being unsure about your own abilities or choices.