imposter syndrome
/ɪmˈpɒstər ˌsɪndroʊm/
doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud
imposter syndrome in a sentence
“Even successful CEOs suffer from imposter syndrome.”
Origin of imposter syndrome
Coined by psychologists Clance and Imes (1978)
Related Words
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conscientiousness
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