self-hate
noun
: hatred directed toward oneself rather than toward others : self-hatred
Humans need self-love, not self-hate, but when you have a disorder which makes you anti-social, it's hard to be kind to yourself.—
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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
This largely comes from a place of frustration at what is perceived as self-hate.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
In a rare moment of vulnerability, Xan then gives voice to the deep well of shame and self-hate that bubbles beneath his and his brother’s brutish veneer.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Research shows even brief 30-minute interventions can significantly reduce feelings of hopelessness and self-hate among adolescents and can effectively serve diverse youth populations across different languages, with completion rates nearly doubling when implemented through community partnerships.
—Rob Morris, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In a movie that seems to insist that self-hate is just part of life, Kidman’s alluringly impulsive, tragically romantic Charlotte almost escapes that nihilism … almost.
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—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
There was some internal kind of self-hate, cultural hate in some ways.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
And then the awful demons of self-hate and self-contempt, a hugely negative self-image, took its place in the center of the victim’s being. . . .
—Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 May 2025
This largely comes from a place of frustration at what is perceived as self-hate.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
In a rare moment of vulnerability, Xan then gives voice to the deep well of shame and self-hate that bubbles beneath his and his brother’s brutish veneer.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Research shows even brief 30-minute interventions can significantly reduce feelings of hopelessness and self-hate among adolescents and can effectively serve diverse youth populations across different languages, with completion rates nearly doubling when implemented through community partnerships.
—Rob Morris, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In a movie that seems to insist that self-hate is just part of life, Kidman’s alluringly impulsive, tragically romantic Charlotte almost escapes that nihilism … almost.
9.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
There was some internal kind of self-hate, cultural hate in some ways.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
And then the awful demons of self-hate and self-contempt, a hugely negative self-image, took its place in the center of the victim’s being. . . .
—Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024
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“Self-hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-hate. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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