self-doubt

[ self-dout ]

noun

1. lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.

self-doubt

noun

1. the act or state of doubting oneself

Other Words From

• self-doubting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-doubt¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Milena says she had to overcome a lot of self-doubt before launching her own solo podcast.

From BBC

I’ve walked through periods of professional self-doubt and the uncertainty of aging parents undergoing surgeries.

From Los Angeles Times

Motherhood has made Slate gentler on herself, sloughing off feelings of foolishness, self-criticism and self-doubt.

From Los Angeles Times

The self-doubt gets really real, at least it got really real for me around day 30… 40… 50… it’s day 80, okay.

From Salon

A highly successful but nomadic career exacerbated that isolation, while self-doubt and introspection played on a troubled mind.

From BBC

Related Words

• uncertainty