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Recent Examples of self-doubt
One swing does not cleanse a season that has raised Betts’ self-doubt.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
That reassurance has been like a healing balm for the souls of many who've left or who were born somewhere else, and who've harbored guilt or self-doubt about their Puerto Rican identity as a result.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
Both Colum’s and Dougal’s self-doubt was born from the way their father viewed them.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, after the year of self-doubt, Tartakovsky was one of the animators of the moment at Annecy this year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
That reassurance has been like a healing balm for the souls of many who've left or who were born somewhere else, and who've harbored guilt or self-doubt about their Puerto Rican identity as a result.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
Both Colum’s and Dougal’s self-doubt was born from the way their father viewed them.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, after the year of self-doubt, Tartakovsky was one of the animators of the moment at Annecy this year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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Jhonatan’s story echoes that of many Colombian fighters, driven by a sense of duty, but shaped principally by economic insecurity that makes enlisting abroad a more viable and lucrative option.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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So testosterone becomes an easy target for insecurity and commercial exploitation.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And has done so with the kind of diffidence that can only come from a lifetime in the sports backwaters.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2025
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The concern now is not diffidence in New Delhi, but diffidence in Washington.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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