self-questioning
noun
self-ques·tion·ing
ˌself-ˈkwes-chə-niŋ 
-ˈkwesh-
: examination of one's own actions and motives
Examples of self-questioning in a Sentence
so consumed with self-questioning that he was virtually paralyzed by self-doubt
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And yet, in the scene on the Hill of Love, Lapid offers no self-questioning, no sense of cinematic exertion or trouble, in the fictional framing of the real agonies of Gaza.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
But users can instruct it to be tentative, hesitant, self-questioning or even deliberately clumsy.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
But users can instruct it to be tentative, hesitant, self-questioning or even deliberately clumsy.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Self-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-questioning. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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