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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There’s a level of self-hatred there that is so profound.
—Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024
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
Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024
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
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“Self-hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-hatred. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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