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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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Butt maintains his innocence, claiming his confession was coerced through torture, and that evidence against him was planted, The Daily Telegraph reported.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Prosecution failures At the center of the misconduct in the Smith case was the prosecution team’s failure to disclose the use of jailhouse informants Jeffrey Platt and Paul Martin to extract a confession from Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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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Iran has not provided any public acknowledgment of that work.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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That chatter is an acknowledgement of the realities of a BBC session, which requires a band to fit the radio format and blow through their set in under 20 minutes.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump officials have long targeted and scrutinized the refugee admissions program, which has historically had bipartisan support, and argued the previous administration didn’t sufficiently vet the people who entered the US.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pizza and a bruschetta board buffet are included with admission, plus attendees will get a free ticket for a beer or wine.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
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To train your mind to feel valued, start tracking these moments of real impact instead of affirmation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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That’s the affirmation Storm Ford said to herself every morning after dropping out of Manhattanville University in New York shortly after enrolling.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The governor's declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the spread of the parasite into Texas.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who is eager for another round of Regency-era declarations of love, unrealistically high standards of romance and string covers of pop music to feel alive again.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Truist details allegations against former bank executives Truist’s complaint paints a picture of betrayal and covert meetings preceding the exodus.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tears are shed, betrayal is discussed, and awful makeovers are brought back to light.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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