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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Obama’s critics have cast all of this as naiveté, weakness, or self-hatred.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2017
No new dish, however experimental, can compete with the ingredients that filthy old kitchen harbored: Mikey’s spiraling self-hatred, Richie’s loyalty, Tina’s (Liza Colón-Zayas) hard love.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Moore put it all out there for the film, a gory, campy satire on beauty standards, toxic masculinity and female self-hatred, with the movie’s frequent and prominent nudity, as well as its gruesome violence, attracting a lot of attention after its world premiere in Cannes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
The film is rife with metaphors about women in Hollywood, the cruelty of age and the repercussions of self-hatred.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2017
No new dish, however experimental, can compete with the ingredients that filthy old kitchen harbored: Mikey’s spiraling self-hatred, Richie’s loyalty, Tina’s (Liza Colón-Zayas) hard love.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Moore put it all out there for the film, a gory, campy satire on beauty standards, toxic masculinity and female self-hatred, with the movie’s frequent and prominent nudity, as well as its gruesome violence, attracting a lot of attention after its world premiere in Cannes.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
The film is rife with metaphors about women in Hollywood, the cruelty of age and the repercussions of self-hatred.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-hatred
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“Self-hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-hatred. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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