"self-doubt" meaning in English

See self-doubt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: self-doubts [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Old French doterbor. Middle English douten ▲ Old French doter Old French doutebor. Middle English doute ▲ English dubiousinflu. ▲ Latin dubitōinflu. English doubt English self-doubt From self- + doubt. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|self-|doubt|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-doubt (countable and uncountable, plural self-doubts)
  1. The doubting of one's own abilities. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (doubting of one's own abilities): Selbstzweifel [masculine] (German), αυτοαμφισβήτηση (aftoamfisvítisi) [feminine] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1971, Lyndon Johnson, “\"I feel like I have already been here a year\"”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 18:",
          "text": "Yet in spite of these yearnings for a fallen leader, in spite of some bitterness, in spite of apprehensions, I knew it was imperative that I grasp the reins of power and do so without delay. Any hesitation or wavering, any false step, any sign of self-doubt, could have been disastrous. The nation was in a state of shock and grief. The times cried out for leadership.",
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          "ref": "2022 April 6, Tom Allett, “I wouldn't want to work anywhere else”, in RAIL, number 954, page 43:",
          "text": "None of the three feel they have encountered any resistance from colleagues in pursuing their chosen industry paths, although Rachel recalls how self-doubt initially hindered her progress.",
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      "sense": "doubting of one's own abilities",
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