SELF-DISGUST Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

self-disgust

noun

Definition of self-disgust

as in diffidence

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Recent Examples of self-disgust Curiosity about the unknowable begins masquerading as intimacy, and you can be left feeling both heartbroken and filled with self-disgust. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026 Perhaps there could even be a real shudder of self-disgust on these shores—a recognition that our national pursuit of material happiness has immiserated much of the rest of the world and is now devouring itself. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The memory comes to me sometimes, out of the blue, crawling into my brain and filling it with self-disgust all over again. — Alan Shearer, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 Shakespeare was a master of depicting the kinds of universal experiences — lust, betrayal, self-disgust, fear — that might preoccupy a young literary-minded student. — Talya Zax, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 Messud’s willingness to imagine the depths of her father’s self-disgust is both tender and shocking. — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024 It can best be described as a form of self-disgust or even embarrassment. — Women's Health, 8 May 2023 The dismantling of Willy in his son’s eyes is almost as sad as the brief flashes of honest self-disgust that interrupt his father’s reveries. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Celik seems attuned to such questions as a valid (if not necessarily revelatory) core for a play to circle around, but Cramer’s writing often feels caught between an exploration of comic diffidence and simply an expression of it.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
And that eye could see past Dorothy’s drab uniform and Cindy Brady pigtails, her tall girl’s diffidence and her sweet girl’s shyness, to the bombshell smoldering underneath.

— Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of diffidence

Noun

The United States should not echo its 1970s policies around food power, during which officials boasted of altruism while attempting to exert political strength by alternatively deploying and withholding its grain supply.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
These positive connotations associated with scientific research help the AI industry signal altruism while downplaying their profit-making ambitions.

— Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of altruism

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Now in theaters across the country, this family-friendly movie highlights positive messaging like overcoming self-doubt, positive self-talk, working together, and helping others.

— Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026
Shalhoub admitted that the pressure didn’t come from anyone else, and the self-doubt and fear of failure were all self-induced.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of self-doubt

Noun

To reach the quarterfinals in New York, Zheng had to accept her newfound station in tennis — not to abandon her confidence for the sake of humility, but to combine her natural self-belief with acceptance of her reality and a new perspective.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
While science is often perceived as cold and overly logical, for Schroeder its practice stirs a humility and appreciation for the vastness of nature and the depth of time.

— Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

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