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

It was a timely acquisition, for Ernest had succumbed to a rare spasm of self-doubt.

From Literature

My habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire.

From Literature

Rasheed’s faultfinding left her stricken in the kitchen with self-doubt.

From Literature

I felt buried under an avalanche of self-doubt.

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Instead, my mistakes, self-doubt, insecurity, and wandering mind left me high and dry.

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Related Words

• uncertainty