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self-con·tempt | \ ˌself-kən-ˈtem(p)t 
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\ plural self-contempts
Definition of self-contempt
: contempt for oneself
Every second year, I resolve to lose weight, only to fail almost instantly, which tips me into a period of self-contempt which inevitably leads to more eating.— Richard Glover
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The first known use of self-contempt was in 1563
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