- a variation of impostor.
imposter
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"I was spiralling, had imposter syndrome, postpartum depression and constantly felt under attack,"she told BBC Radio Somerset.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Am I an imposter, a fraud, jealous or just a jerk?
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Lambrini Girls bassist Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez tells BBC Newsbeat that women in the rock scene are "often plagued with imposter syndrome".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
She admits to still having imposter syndrome as an actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Do we all make the same mistakes, or has one of us gotten it right, or even just a bit less wrong, am I the imposter?
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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