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Recent Examples of self-doubt
Her vibrancy has been replaced with fear and self-doubt.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The story is halting, its end inevitable; it’s also couched in self-doubt, second-guessing, disbelief.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Mitski does it too, singing desire and self-doubt like secrets passed from one insomniac to another.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Nevertheless, setting high standards for parenting, even unrealistic ones, can bring some benefits—as long as the parent is not weighed down by self-doubt and criticism, Sirois found in her analysis.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 24 June 2025
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The story is halting, its end inevitable; it’s also couched in self-doubt, second-guessing, disbelief.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Mitski does it too, singing desire and self-doubt like secrets passed from one insomniac to another.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Nevertheless, setting high standards for parenting, even unrealistic ones, can bring some benefits—as long as the parent is not weighed down by self-doubt and criticism, Sirois found in her analysis.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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More than half reported leaving their home countries due to violence, insecurity or threats.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Despite gains in the fight against Boko Haram, insecurity and violence spread across the country, stretching Nigeria's underfunded security forces.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
13 July 2025
Noun
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One reason for the diffidence may be that Shao-Horn already has another project for building larger electrodes to be used in EV applications.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 June 2010
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New Delhi and Washington have made important strides together toward balancing Chinese power in recent years, but India’s diffidence about a tight partnership with the United States frustrates this outcome.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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