self-doubt

[ self-dout ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈdaʊt /

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

Origin of self-doubt

First recorded in 1840–50

self-doubt·ing, adjective

Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze |Lizzie Crocker |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians.

Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person |Michael Tomasky |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
His self-doubt prompts him to exert more control and project bitterness.

The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero |Regina Lizik |October 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Go to work, board a plane or train if you were planning to travel—do not indulge in fear or self-doubt.

A Time for Resilience |John Avlon |April 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

E. “Thanks for this lovely blunt object that I will forever more use as a weapon against all self-doubt.”

Anne Hathaway Vs. Claire Danes: The Daily Beast Awards-Speech Quiz | |January 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
My habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire.

Jane Eyre |Charlotte Bronte
Now indeed I felt a sickness of self-doubt, for the wash of the invisible sea never had come to me until tonight.

The Thing from the Lake |Eleanor M. Ingram
She had no time for self-doubt or self-reproach, no time even for self-consciousness.

Franklin Kane |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The thought of such characters can sustain us even in our own self-doubt.

A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution |C. M. Williams
Peter was very tender-hearted, very sympathetic, very prone to self-doubt.

The Dull Miss Archinard |Anne Douglas Sedgwick

self-doubt

the act or state of doubting oneself