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- [self dout]
- /sɛlf daʊt/
- /self daʊt/
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- [self dout]
- /sɛlf daʊt/
Definitions of self-doubt word
- noun self-doubt lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc. 1
- uncountable noun self-doubt Self-doubt is a lack of confidence in yourself and your abilities. 0
- noun self-doubt the act or state of doubting oneself 0
- noun self-doubt lack of confidence or faith in oneself 0
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Origin of self-doubt
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50
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Parts of speech for Self-doubt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-doubt popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for self-doubt
noun self-doubt
- insecurity — lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
adjective self-doubt
- insecure — subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
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