self-betrayal

noun

Definition of self-betrayalnext
as in confession

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Recent Examples of self-betrayal The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026 This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way. — Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 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
  1. confession
  2. self-accusation
  3. acknowledgment
  4. admission
  5. avowal
  6. affirmation
  7. declaration
  8. betrayal
Noun
  • Season three sees the trio navigate that confession early on, with Jackie and Alex ending things and Alex moving on.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The confession sparked a wave of online speculation, even costing Barrs her job, as she was publicly fired on the show following the revelation.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of confession
Noun
  • This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of self-accusation
Noun
  • But this deal feels like a pointed acknowledgment from NBCU about the increasingly critical role played not only by YouTube and YouTube Premium but the Big Tech platforms that are only increasing their domination of consumer media consumption.
    — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The plea was an acknowledgement of the strength of the evidence, Salinas said in his closing argument.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of acknowledgment
Noun
  • In another Yolo County embezzlement case, former UC Davis Fire Chief Nathan Jon Trauernicht also sought admission to the mental health diversion program.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That includes creating such a trust for asset protection purposes, since that is basically an admission of a purpose to defeat creditors.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of admission
Noun
  • Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of avowal
Noun
  • Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Critically, in the third experiment, their affirmations came before the failure and still worked to defeat rumination.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmation
Noun
  • The man later accused her of stealing an $8,600 Rolex watch, $700 Louis Vuitton Aviator glasses and an $1,800 Louis Vuitton cardholder wallet, according to an arrest warrant declaration filed by Indio police.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hamilton will take over in the middle of a busy summer disaster season that has already brought destructive wildfires and dangerous flooding and as FEMA manages more than 1,000 open disaster declarations.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Jessica transforms the betrayal of a generation taught that work would protect them into visceral cinema, where illness cracks the skin while luxury masks collapse.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This hardly is the first instance of the betrayal of that trust.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of betrayal

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“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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