self-doubt
noun
lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.
self-doubting
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a word derived from
self-doubt.
Example Sentences
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Georgie said her win meant everything, after having always been so self-doubting.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
At the time of our first album, we were, like most kids, self-doubting and self-critical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Has the self-doubting hero of “Insecure” finally made peace with her insecurities?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
The Thoughts rattle around in Usher’s brain in hilariously histrionic ways — the self-dramatizing manifestations of a self-doubting solitary worker in the creative economy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
Out of his self-doubting this realization came with a sense of comfort.
From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Marcus Horton
