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Recent Examples of self-betrayal
The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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.
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Liz Kislik,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
And changing yourself isn’t inherently self-betrayal.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2024
This can contribute to feelings of low self-worth, self-betrayal and even anxiety or depression.
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Sahaj Kaur Kohli,
Washington Post,
28 Sep. 2023
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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
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Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
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What happens when the material is not confession but trace?
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
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After Phil Nevin and Ron Washington also failed to hold the managerial job for more than two seasons, Minasian hired first-time manager Kurt Suzuki from his own front-office staff last fall, giving him a one-year deal with the acknowledgment that their fates were tied.
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In September 2024, the USDA quietly terminated its 30-year-old annual report on household food insecurity — effectively ending the official tracking and acknowledgment of hunger in America.
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Other free admission for military, healthcare, first responders, Florida educators, and disabled visitors and an accompanying caregiver.
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One drink ticket is included in admission and a valid ID required, organizers said.
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Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable.
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Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.
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Encourage employees to replace self-blame with intentional affirmations.
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Within days, the Florida Supreme Court issued its own guidelines, rendering the separate affirmation redundant.
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Historian Pauline Maier has identified some 90 declarations sent to the Continental Congress by towns and counties throughout the colonies.
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At first glance, these expressions might seem triumphalist declarations that link the nation’s success over the past 250 years with Christian faith.
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The videos feature anthropomorphic fruits navigating absurdist romantic betrayals.
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But as the inmate and his fellow prisoners journey into the wilderness, the real threat isn’t the trek, but the betrayal and violence festering within their ranks.
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“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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