self-betrayal

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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. 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
  • Corry realized the game was up and blurted out her confession.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In January 2010, a five-day hearing was held in the circuit court to hear testimony about Dassey's motion, much of which focused on evidence that his confession was coerced and that his trial counsel was ineffective.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
    Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Believe in yourself through the power of acknowledgement!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • However, for the Rapa Nui, pharmaceutical companies that have directly profited from rapamycin have not yet made such an acknowledgment.
    Ted Powers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Five songs into her new album, Taylor Swift makes a bold admission.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.
    Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • But there’s no visual affirmation in the form of flashbacks.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Each was an exceptional play that delivered on defensive passing game coordinator Christian Parker’s summer affirmation that Mitchell could be one of the league’s greats.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though the song order is Easter egg intentional – as with everything Swift – it’s bookended by a declaration of romantic salvation and a narrative from the perspective of a weary, yet defiant showgirl.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Force majeure is a legal declaration allowing a company to temporarily halt contractual supply obligations.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But his mass deportation agenda is increasingly viewed as a betrayal, leaving many second-guessing their support.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What begins as betrayal becomes a story of resilience and solidarity—proving Richard picked the wrong trio to mess with.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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