self-hatred
noun
self-ha·tred
ˌself-ˈhā-trəd 
: hatred directed toward oneself rather than toward others : self-hate
Some people who read my memoirs are shocked at the level of self-hatred. All I can say is, if you have never suffered from self-loathing, lucky you.—
David Hare
David Hare"It was just self-hatred, low self-esteem, thinking that I couldn't do anything right, not thinking I was worthy of living anymore," she [Paris Jackson] explained.—Jessica Sager
Jessica SagerExamples of self-hatred in a Sentence
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Instead, Snow demonstrates how an eating disorder presents itself in life, haunting the present with past pain that manifests as self-hatred.
Montages of necklines, knees, elbows and legs highlight how Riley is clocking other women's bodies, her mind constantly comparing.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Larry David — the character — is essentially merry, quintessentially secure, and startlingly untroubled by self-hatred to the very end.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
And there’s an internalized self-hatred that occurs.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
There are lots of ways that Spider can be read as a metaphor—for depression, terror, self-hatred—but this is a story with a lot of very concrete action.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Classmates’ comments and media representations of women discipline her into heartbreaking shame and self-hatred.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2024
This includes feeling overwhelmed, pessimistic, letting emotions control you, self-hatred and building walls between yourself and others.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
This latest gangster foray is in the mode of a Western, but Scorsese substitutes John Ford’s complex awe and all-knowing American mythology with Millennial white self-hatred.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Oct. 2023
As an openly gay man, to submit to this kind of typecasting brings up feelings of self-hatred and internalized homophobia, and Armendáriz doesn’t want his wrestling persona to have ties to society’s negative views on his sexuality.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2023
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Larry David — the character — is essentially merry, quintessentially secure, and startlingly untroubled by self-hatred to the very end.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
And there’s an internalized self-hatred that occurs.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
There are lots of ways that Spider can be read as a metaphor—for depression, terror, self-hatred—but this is a story with a lot of very concrete action.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Classmates’ comments and media representations of women discipline her into heartbreaking shame and self-hatred.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2024
This includes feeling overwhelmed, pessimistic, letting emotions control you, self-hatred and building walls between yourself and others.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
This latest gangster foray is in the mode of a Western, but Scorsese substitutes John Ford’s complex awe and all-knowing American mythology with Millennial white self-hatred.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Oct. 2023
As an openly gay man, to submit to this kind of typecasting brings up feelings of self-hatred and internalized homophobia, and Armendáriz doesn’t want his wrestling persona to have ties to society’s negative views on his sexuality.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2023
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“Self-hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-hatred. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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