self-disgust
noun
self-dis·gust
ˌself-di-ˈskəst 
-dis-ˈgəst
also -diz-
: a strong dislike or distaste for oneself or for one's actions
He stood for a minute or two looking around the room with the same expression of self-disgust, as if he hated himself and everything about him …—
Edith Wharton
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Perhaps there could even be a real shudder of self-disgust on these shores—a recognition that our national pursuit of material happiness has immiserated much of the rest of the world and is now devouring itself.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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
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
Messud’s willingness to imagine the depths of her father’s self-disgust is both tender and shocking.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024
It can best be described as a form of self-disgust or even embarrassment.
—Women's Health, 8 May 2023
The dismantling of Willy in his son’s eyes is almost as sad as the brief flashes of honest self-disgust that interrupt his father’s reveries.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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
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
Messud’s willingness to imagine the depths of her father’s self-disgust is both tender and shocking.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024
It can best be described as a form of self-disgust or even embarrassment.
—Women's Health, 8 May 2023
The dismantling of Willy in his son’s eyes is almost as sad as the brief flashes of honest self-disgust that interrupt his father’s reveries.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Self-disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-disgust. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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