impostor syndrome
/ɪmˈpɒstər ˌsɪndroʊm/
persistent feelings of inadequacy despite evident success
impostor syndrome in a sentence
“Despite her promotion, impostor syndrome made her feel she'd fooled everyone.”
Origin of impostor syndrome
Latin imponere to impose upon + Greek syndrome concurrence of symptoms
Related Words
self-serving bias
attributing success to oneself and failure to external factors
optimism bias
believing oneself less likely to experience negative events
illusory superiority
overestimating one's qualities relative to others
spotlight effect
overestimating how much others notice your appearance or behavior
egocentric bias
overweighting one's own perspective
self-enhancement
the tendency to describe oneself more positively than warranted