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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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
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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
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“Self-disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-disgust. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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