self-doubt

American  

[self-dout] / ˈsɛlfˈdaʊt /

noun

1. lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.

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self-doubt British  

noun

1. the act or state of doubting oneself

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Other Word Forms

• self-doubting adjective

Etymology

Origin of self-doubt

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

In 2021 she launched her "21 & Over" podcast, for "those who struggle with anxiety, self-doubt, mental health and creating identities in today's world".

From BBC

But the self-doubt keeps them sharp, he says.

From Los Angeles Times

He was a genius who said many stupid things; an arrogant man who was nonetheless full of self-doubt; a savage critic of others and an even harsher one of himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the panic, the self-doubt, the impostor syndrome, all those things we don’t talk about — it happens on every movie.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, speaking exclusively to BBC Sport in his first external interview before United's Premier League trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Lammens did not give the impression of someone affected by self-doubt.

From BBC

Related Words

• uncertainty