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self-distrust

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self-dis·trust (slfds-trst)
n.
Lack of faith or confidence in one's own abilities.
self-dis·trustful adj.
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Noun1.self-distrust - lack of self-confidence
diffidence, self-doubt
timidity, timidness, timorousness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
hesitance, hesitancy - a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
unassertiveness - diffidence about self promotion


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If he erred at all, it was by so painful a degree of self-distrust, that even the mildest censure would lead him to consider an indifferent action as a crime.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
On resuming, however, he was not only calm, but cold; and this flying for safety to the other extreme is the single instance of self-distrust which the present Achates can record to the credit of his impious AEneas.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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