self-doubt

Noun

Meaning

lack of self-confidence

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

self doubt

Synonyms

skepticism insecurity self-consciousness diffidence self-distrust modestness distrustfulness head trip

Antonyms

pride arrogance self-confidence flatulence megalomania aplomb
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Hypernyms

timidity timidness timorousness

Hyponyms

hesitancy hesitance unassertiveness

Examples

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. Elia Kazan

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. Sylvia Plath

Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonize and self-doubt over patients. Siddhartha Mukherjee

We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back is some degree of self-doubt. It is not so much the lack of technical information that holds us back, but more the lack of self-confidence. Some are more affected than others. Robert Kiyosaki

And I realized that I'd tolerated him this long because of self-doubt. Anne Rice

I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things. Hugh Laurie

Close letter words and terms

self-distrustful self-documenting self-doubling program self-doubter self-dramatizer self-drilling