self-doubt
self-doubt
Definition
self·-doubt (-do̵ut′)
noun
lack of confidence or faith in oneself
self-doubt
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- collective: Such changes stir up an insecurity rooted in collective self-doubt.
- much: You will also learn how much self-doubt, intellectual anguish, and hard work went into the writing of her books.
- own: Well, in his mind, he was challenging preconceptions, possibly the audiences, possibly his own self-doubt.
Converse of object
- have: First of all I had serious self-doubts about whether I would sell any copies of the book at all.
- overcome: Tough thinking included good decision making at critical moments in a match, honest self-appraisal, and overcoming self-doubts.
- experience: Much of the time, they'll experience self-doubt; they'll need diverting to what's happening around them.
- include: I am so often filled with doubt, doubt of every kind including self-doubt, as well as doubt about my faith.
Converse of subject
- plague: Or is it the original genius battling his own demons, struggling for truth and plagued by self-doubt.
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