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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
Combatting machine mindset begins with ending self-betrayal and honoring your intuition and your needs as a human being.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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
What mattered more was always the creativity and abjection with which the contestants approached his personal challenge: Prove your loyalty through self-betrayal.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 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
Combatting machine mindset begins with ending self-betrayal and honoring your intuition and your needs as a human being.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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
What mattered more was always the creativity and abjection with which the contestants approached his personal challenge: Prove your loyalty through self-betrayal.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-betrayal
Noun
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In the following months, Fred confessed – then recanted his confession – to several of the murders at different moments in the investigation.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Augustine’s work was one of ‘apologetics’ in the proper sense of the word – a defence of Christian virtue and a public confession of Christian faith as the basis for the true society: for the good, for justice, and true lasting peace.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Lori Quigley, whose mother attended the school for 10 years, expected more than just an acknowledgment and a mea culpa.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Eighty years since the end of World War II, Amsterdam’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in the persecution of its Jewish residents during the Holocaust, in a rare acknowledgment of a collective moral failure by a city leader.—
Mujib Mashal,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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How to get into Epic Universe early Guests staying at any of Universal Orlando's 11 hotels get up to an hour of early admission at select parks.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Pestana Buendia legally entered the country on June 29, 2021, and failed to comply with the terms of his admission.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 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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The finale gave us a pretty thrilling cliffhanger: an airborne dragon duel, the killing of a young prince, avowals of all-out war.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
14 June 2024
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In one pilot hotel in Fort Lauderdale, a simple affirmation poster placed inside an elevator led to an unscripted guest reaction that struck a chord.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Oh and lots of affirmation of her value and your love and appreciation.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
Noun
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While Becerra did not issue a public-health emergency because of the flooding, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an emergency declaration and then-President Joe Biden declared a major disaster.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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And while the official declaration depends on indicators such as GDP, employment figures and economic activity, CFOs are already preparing.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Blasting his policies as a betrayal of the nation’s founding principles, the former vice president warned of a looming constitutional crisis.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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The top Senate Democrat's support for the bill moving forward, in which he was joined by nine other members of the chamber's Democratic Caucus, prevented a government shutdown, but was seen by many in his party as a betrayal.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Orsolya is apparently wracked with feelings of complicity, though the film, which is made up mainly of extended shots of her conversations with other people, questions the sincerity of her self-reproach against a backdrop of ethnic tension and neoliberal sprawl in Romania.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Amanda’s self-reproach expresses a depressed national mood.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 Apr. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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