Impostorism

//ɪmˈpɑstɚɪzm̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The feeling of being an impostor. uncountable

    "Their findings have veered well away from the original conception of impostorism as a reflection of an anxious personality or a cultural stereotype."

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fraud syndromeimpostor phenomenonimpostor syndrome

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"Their findings have veered well away from the original conception of impostorism as a reflection of an anxious personality or a cultural stereotype."

Etymology

From impostor + -ism.

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