self-distrust

[ self-dis-truhst, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf dɪsˈtrʌst, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.

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Origin of self-distrust

First recorded in 1780–90

OTHER WORDS FROM self-distrust

self-dis·trust·ful, adjectiveself-dis·trust·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-distrust

self-directed, self-discipline, self-disclosure, self-discovery, self-dissociation, self-distrust, selfdom, self-doubt, self-dramatizing, self-drive, self-driven

How to use self-distrust in a sentence

Her natural temper indeed tended to a rash self-confidence rather than to self-distrust.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
Deeper, more sickening than death, the first faintness of self-distrust came over me.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Every novel of the past ten years has been more or less a study in sentiment and self-distrust.
Carry On|Coningsby Dawson
Self-distrust is more to be dreaded than foreign interference or Rebel despotism.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864|Various

There are two things in Scripture which I have never been able to think of without strong movements of fear and self-distrust.
The Preacher and His Models|James Stalker