self-doubt
- 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
So 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
A feeling of not being sure about something
A feeling of not being sure about yourself or what you can do
Shyness and lack of confidence that makes someone hesitate to speak or act
Feeling unable to rely on your own choices or skills
Feeling unsure and worried about safety or the future
A feeling of doubt or low confidence
A feeling of not being sure or confident about something
Antonyms
How Insecure
Surface Forms
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.