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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒis.kõ.fjɐ̃.sɐ dʒi si mes.mu
"A desconfiança de si mesmo atrapalhou sua apresentação."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lack of confidence in one's own abilities, judgment, or decisions; diffidence or self-doubt.
"Overcoming her chronic self-distrust allowed her to finally take the lead on the major project." - 2
A healthy skepticism regarding one's own motives or impulses, preventing hubris or overconfidence.
"A wise leader maintains a degree of self-distrust to ensure ethical accountability and openness to counsel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the reflexive prefix 'self-' (Old English 'sylf', meaning one's own person) and the noun 'distrust', which stems from Old French 'des-trust' and Middle English roots combining 'dis-' (expressing reversal or negation) and 'trust' (Old Norse 'traust'). First appearing in early modern English literature, the compound reflects the psychological introspection that emerged during the Renaissance regarding human fallibility and internal skepticism.
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méfiance de soi
Transliteration: mey-fyãsdə swa
"Sa méfiance de soi l'empêchait de progresser."
Selbstzweifel
Transliteration: zɛlbst.tsvaɪ.fl
"Er musste seine Selbstzweifel überwinden."
sfiducia in se stessi
Transliteration: sfi-du-cha in se stes-si
"La sfiducia in se stessi frena il suo potenziale."
desconfianza en uno mismo
Transliteration: des-kon-fyan-tha en u-no mis-mo
"Su desconfianza en uno mismo limitaba sus logros."
desconfiança de si mesmo
Transliteration: dʒis.kõ.fjɐ̃.sɐ dʒi si mes.mu
"A desconfiança de si mesmo atrapalhou sua apresentação."
आत्म-अविश्वास
Transliteration: aatm-avishvaas
"उसके आत्म-अविश्वास ने उसे पीछे धकेल दिया।"
自我不信任
Transliteration: zìwǒ bù xìnrèn
"克服自我不信任是成功的关键。"
자기불신
Transliteration: jagi-bulsin
"그는 깊은 자기불신에 빠져 있었다."
自己不信
Transliteration: jiko fushin
"自己不信を克服することが大切だ。"
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