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self-betrayals

noun

plural of self-betrayal
as in self-confessions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-betrayals
  1. confessions
  2. declarations
  3. admissions
  4. acknowledgments
  5. affirmations
  6. concessions
  7. avowals
  8. confirmations
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors collected the text messages, emails, bank withdrawals and deposits, and confessions of Diamantis accomplices in his bribery and extortion scheme.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Toward the end of the film, many walls of secrets come crashing down — some inexplicably so, through unprompted confessions.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Four student members submitted declarations but are not individual plaintiffs.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The burial ground was eventually forgotten until at least 2006, when the City of New York placed restrictive declarations on the site to protect those buried there.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Those admissions would not, by themselves, invalidate the verdict.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For months, a sizable group of University of California professors have been demanding the reinstatement of standardized test requirements in the undergraduate admissions policy.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of admissions
Noun
  • Curt is thanked in the acknowledgements of the book for being a test reader.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The statement wouldn’t be so condescendingly winking if the theorist’s contributions to their field weren’t drawn, word for word, from the academic work of the late Lauren Berlant, the first person thanked in the book’s acknowledgments.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of acknowledgments
Noun
  • The welcome return, another highlight in a rich career, sparked the latest of Scott’s recurring affirmations.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Following Habitat tradition, the workers and attendees signed the frame boards of the homes with notes of encouragement, blessings and positive affirmations.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmations
Noun
  • Those concessions were not enough for Democrats, who sent a counteroffer late Monday to expand the ethics provision but were not able to strike a final deal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Venezuelan government granted an obscure private oil company, North American Blue Energy Partners, concessions to develop those reserves.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of concessions
Noun
  • As with most impassioned avowals made on hotel steps, Congress ignored it.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of avowals
Noun
  • Supporting evidence can include customer licenses or confirmations, sales records, customs declarations and shipping documentation.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These confirmations bring Ohio's 2026 tornado total to 37, with 17 occurring in mid-August.
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of confirmations
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“Self-betrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayals. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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