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Definition of Self-doubt
1. Noun. Lack of self-confidence.
Generic synonyms: Timidity, Timidness, Timorousness
Specialized synonyms: Hesitance, Hesitancy, Unassertiveness
Antonyms: Confidence
Derivative terms: Diffident, Diffident
Definition of Self-doubt
1. Noun. The doubting of one's own abilities. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-doubt
Literary usage of Self-doubt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cognitive Learning Theory and Cane Travel Instruction: A New Paradigm by Richard Mettler (1998)
"122) Fear and self-doubt must be overcome before the student can develop the
self-assurance necessary for self- regulation. The dynamic at play here is that ..."
2. Psychopathology by Edward John Kempf (1920)
"This self-doubt or lack of self-assurance is a Tear reaction. It quickly forms
a vicious circle because in an emergency or test self-doubt decreases skill ..."
3. Old and New by Edward Everett Hale (1873)
"But in this justification, and such it is, lurks a self-? doubt; and in the
self-doubt is folded a little seed of respect for authority. A. — True. ..."
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