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self-doubt

American  
[self-dout] / ˈsɛlfˈdaʊt /

noun

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

self-doubt British  

noun

  1. the act or state of doubting oneself

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Origin of self-doubt

First recorded in 1840–50

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