as in self-hate
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Recent Examples of self-loathing
Mother’s Day used to bring feelings of angst that would quickly morph into self-loathing.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2025
They’re made to live as subjects of revulsion by day and secret objects of desire by night, all while risking sudden turns toward brutality born from vulnerable self-loathing.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
Add self-loathing that my own father left me with, and well, maybe this is in fact an Irish thing.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 May 2025
She was still stuck in a cycle of self-loathing, covering up the mirrors in her home instead of facing herself.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2025
They’re made to live as subjects of revulsion by day and secret objects of desire by night, all while risking sudden turns toward brutality born from vulnerable self-loathing.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
Add self-loathing that my own father left me with, and well, maybe this is in fact an Irish thing.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 May 2025
She was still stuck in a cycle of self-loathing, covering up the mirrors in her home instead of facing herself.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loathing
Noun
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Henry initially felt anxious about others possibly perceiving her decision to go blonde as an attempt to emulate whiteness or as an expression of self-hate.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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This largely comes from a place of frustration at what is perceived as self-hate.—
Tayler Adigun,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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The memory comes to me sometimes, out of the blue, crawling into my brain and filling it with self-disgust all over again.—
Alan Shearer,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Shakespeare was a master of depicting the kinds of universal experiences — lust, betrayal, self-disgust, fear — that might preoccupy a young literary-minded student.—
Talya Zax,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2024
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Social media, in particular, is driven by the immense pressure for users to paint a picture of their lives that impresses, leads to self-doubt and eventual loss of hope.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Don’t let perfectionism or self-doubt keep your story on the shelf.—
Adrian Gostick,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The story of transplants has always been one of altruism.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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The goal should be to complement extant altruism without supplanting it.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Companies that act now—with humility, rigor and transparency—won’t just comply.—
Romain Pison,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Expertise demands lifelong humility, rigor and self-correction, much of it invisible to the public eye.—
Venktesh Ramnath,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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“Self-loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loathing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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