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Noun
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Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025 -
At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2024
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While opposed by every government in the region, ISIS-K has exploited insecurity and international rivalries to entrench itself as one of the world's deadliest and most unpredictable non-state actors in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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External validation relies on the approval or acceptance of others to affirm our worth, which can lead to a cycle of dependency and insecurity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Ko had experienced lulls and low points yet never had suffered such crippling self-doubt.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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This might be a sign of experiencing imposter syndrome and having a false concern of self-doubt in yourself.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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