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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.
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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
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
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Dassey’s conviction was overturned in August 2016, and a judge agreed in a June 2017 panel that his confession had been illegally obtained and that he should be released or retried within 90 days unless the case was further appealed.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The guidelines paint a picture of a kind of spiritual rehab, where ministers move from confession to renewal on the path back to God’s glory.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The panel concurred with Kleverov’s persistent appreciation for his story’s human origins, but also his acknowledgment that AI made bringing that story to life achievable.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The family’s vision of closure is not about vengeance, but acknowledgment.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In response, some resettlement groups have been quick to voice concern over the lack of resources and limits on admission of those from other countries.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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The data found those patients had lower rates of hospital admissions or readmissions and lower rates of improper use of the emergency room, compared to patients of primary care medical doctors.—
Meg Cunningham,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
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And importantly, Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership is an affirmation of its sovereignty, putting it in equal standing with its former occupier, Indonesia, within the regional bloc.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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To be human is to be needy, and to seek affirmation and solace.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Melissa has since weakened to a Category 3 hurricane and continues to move north, triggering widespread flooding and emergency declarations across the Caribbean.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her public declaration inspired another.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of eight episodes, the show traces how mounting pressures, deceit and betrayal led to patriarch Alex Murdaugh murdering his wife Maggie and their son Paul in 2021.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fury will focus on the Sturlung Era, a period defined by family betrayal, shifting alliances and violent uprisings.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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