self-betrayal

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Recent Examples of self-betrayal But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows. Patrycja Humienik, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way. Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 And changing yourself isn’t inherently self-betrayal. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024 This can contribute to feelings of low self-worth, self-betrayal and even anxiety or depression. Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-betrayal
Noun
  • He was charged with murder, but the confession was ruled inadmissible after child interview protection laws were applied in 2019, and the case was dropped.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • However, the case lacked other crucial forms of evidence, including a confession, DNA, fingerprints, or a murder weapon.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
    Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the acknowledgments, the author thanked the sheriff by name for making a difference in his life.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While Andrew appeared to smile and laugh, Prince William kept a straight face and didn't say anything in return, only slightly nodding in acknowledgement.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, they were embroiled in a high-profile college admissions scandal involving their daughters in 2019, sometimes referred to as Operation Varsity Blues.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Even after his plea deal and his admission of guilt, Ozer was allegedly telling confusing and conflicting stories about the cause of his problems.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Their jobs—which may involve stabbing, shooting, or strangling, as well as betrayals and avowals of loyalty, and locking bodies in car trunks for later disposal—may be slightly stressful at times, but the effects are temporary.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
Noun
  • Her bridal party went viral for the prayers and affirmations the couple wrote on bayleaves that were put into a cinnamon broom handmade by Monaleo’s grandmother.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The book was an affirmation of love and the power of relationships.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After the pair almost miss each other in a quintessential rom-com elevator-chase scene, the pair find each other standing outside of Los Angeles' Urban Lights, where Noah makes a romantic declaration to Joanne.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Statue of Liberty stands in our harbor, not as a decoration, but as a declaration of our values and the promise of America.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Having two fellow cohorts who are both women, who are both considered outsiders, who are both women of color, navigating a very specific set of challenges, that dynamic and the betrayal, ultimately, what happens is so tragic to me.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Pursued by brutal mercenaries and a deadly assassin, the trio must navigate twists, betrayals and historical secrets buried deep in Europe’s past.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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