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
  • Audio from a conversation between Davis and investigators — which prosecutors say amounts to a full confession from the former Compton Crips capo — was played for the jury on Thursday.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This confession highlights the intense rivalry, with Barcelona recently dominating domestic trophies.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 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
  • And why did the Commonwealth deny a request by Reddington, the defense attorney, to stipulate that Clancy killed her children, a formal acknowledgment of responsibility that would have focussed the trial proceedings on her criminal intent?
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Shifting standards for originality Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of acknowledgment
Noun
  • In a documentary that aired on Belgian network VTM last September, Vandenkerckhove recounted his mother’s admission that Laurent was his father.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Gloria Romero issued a similar letter urging the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the SAT as part of UC admissions criteria.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 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
  • Threets became known online for spreading positivity and his affirmations.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Chiappini also read aloud notes found on the phone referencing Clancy’s struggles and seeming personal affirmations.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmation
Noun
  • Lake County is one of 22 counties in Indiana to issue an emergency declaration, which will help bring in additional state resources.
    — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the county has exceeded the roughly $822,000 damage threshold needed for a county disaster declaration.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Finishing in 32nd place and nabbing the highest draft lottery odds still matter — even if the persistent betrayal of the NHL’s draft lottery balls remains an open wound in this market.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But that means in his own mind the abandonment and betrayal of his sense of identity as a tennis player who never gives up, who has staged so many comebacks.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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