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Pronunciation / Transliteration: impostar siṇḍrom
"कार्यक्षेत्र में सफलता के बाद भी कई लोग इम्पोस्टर सिंड्रोम का अनुभव करते हैं।"
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A psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud.
"Despite her successful career, she frequently suffered from imposter syndrome before every major presentation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1978 by clinical psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, the term combines 'imposter' (from Middle French 'imposteur', meaning deceiver) and 'syndrome' (from Greek 'syndromē', meaning concurrence of symptoms). Originally termed 'imposter phenomenon', it initially described high-achieving women unable to internalize their success.
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syndrome de l'imposteur
Transliteration: sindrom də l‿ɛ̃pɔstœʁ
"Beaucoup de jeunes diplômés souffrent du syndrome de l'imposteur au début de leur carrière."
Hochstapler-Syndrom
Transliteration: ˈhoːxˌʃtaːplɐ zʏnˌdʁoːm
"Das Hochstapler-Syndrom betrifft oft sehr erfolgreiche Menschen."
sindrome dell'impostore
Transliteration: ˈsindrome delːimpoˈstore
"Ha superato la sindrome dell'impostore grazie alla terapia."
síndrome del impostor
Transliteration: ˈsindɾome del imˈpostaɾ
"El síndrome del impostor puede afectar la confianza de cualquier profesional."
síndrome do impostor
Transliteration: ˈsĩdɾomi du ĩposˈtoʁ
"Ela sentiu a síndrome do impostor ao assumir o novo cargo de liderança."
इम्पोस्टर सिंड्रोम
Transliteration: impostar siṇḍrom
"कार्यक्षेत्र में सफलता के बाद भी कई लोग इम्पोस्टर सिंड्रोम का अनुभव करते हैं।"
冒名顶替综合征
Transliteration: mào míng dǐng tì zǒng hé zhēng
"许多高成就者都会经历冒名顶替综合征。"
임포스터 증후군
Transliteration: im-po-seo-teo jeung-hu-gun
"그녀는 새로운 프로젝트를 맡으면서 임포스터 증후군을 겪었다."
インポスター症候群
Transliteration: inposutā shōkōgun
"昇進した喜びの裏で、彼女はインポスター症候群に悩んでいた。"
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