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self-doubt

noun

Etymology

From self- + doubt.

  1. derived from doute
  2. inherited from dout
  3. derived from *gʰeh₁bʰ-✻ — “to grab, take”
  4. derived from *dwóh₁✻ — “two”
  5. derived from dubitō — “to be uncertain, doubt; to hesitate, waver in coming to an opinion; to consider, ponder”
  6. derived from douter
  7. inherited from douten — “to doubt, fear, worry”
  8. prefixed as self-doubt — “self + doubt”

Definitions

  1. The doubting of one's own abilities.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at self-doubt. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at self-doubt. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at self-doubt

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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