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impostor

[im-pos-ter] / ɪmˈpɒs tər /


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Nancherla’s book of essays, “Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome” was also released in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Re: Impostor: In my experience, people who have impostor syndrome are often the most qualified.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

Impostor syndrome is a term used to describe feelings of insecurity or self-doubt, despite there being no evidence to support such a belief.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021

Impostor syndrome is something that doesn’t sit with you all the time.

From Slate • May 2, 2021

That fearful Impostor, Pumblechook, immediately nodded, and said, as he rubbed the arms of his chair, “It’s more than that, Mum.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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