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[ self-dout ] / ˈsɛlfˈdaʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-doubt ON THESAURUS.COM
nounlack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc. Origin of self-doubtFirst recorded in 1840–50 OTHER WORDS FROM self-doubtself-doubting, adjectiveWords nearby self-doubtself-directed, self-discipline, self-dissociation, self-distrust, selfdom, self-doubt, self-dramatizing, self-drive, self-driven, self-driving, self-educated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-doubtStephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt. How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST But self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians. Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST His self-doubt prompts him to exert more control and project bitterness. The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Go to work, board a plane or train if you were planning to travel—do not indulge in fear or self-doubt. A Time for Resilience|John Avlon|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
E. “Thanks for this lovely blunt object that I will forever more use as a weapon against all self-doubt.” Anne Hathaway Vs. Claire Danes: The Daily Beast Awards-Speech Quiz||January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST My habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire. Jane Eyre|Charlotte Bronte Now indeed I felt a sickness of self-doubt, for the wash of the invisible sea never had come to me until tonight. The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. Ingram She had no time for self-doubt or self-reproach, no time even for self-consciousness. Franklin Kane|Anne Douglas Sedgwick The thought of such characters can sustain us even in our own self-doubt. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution|C. M. Williams Peter was very tender-hearted, very sympathetic, very prone to self-doubt. The Dull Miss Archinard|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for self-doubt
nounthe act or state of doubting oneself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-doubtuncertainty, doubt, hesitancy, indecision, vacillation |