self-disgust

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Recent Examples of self-disgust 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-disgust
Noun
  • Scott was completing a yearlong master’s program in mathematics, and Noone, a doctoral candidate five years his senior, was charmed by the contrast between his good looks and his diffidence.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And has done so with the kind of diffidence that can only come from a lifetime in the sports backwaters.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Paul Solotaroff, investigative journalist and co-author with Bob Klapisch of the New York Times bestseller about the Yankees organization, Inside the Empire, is, at his core, a self-loathing Yankees fan from Manhattan.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Some of Swift's best work comes from her self-deprecating moods, and this track, with its self-loathing but super catchy lyrics, is no exception.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Henry initially felt anxious about others possibly perceiving her decision to go blonde as an attempt to emulate whiteness or as an expression of self-hate.
    Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 May 2025
  • In a rare moment of vulnerability, Xan then gives voice to the deep well of shame and self-hate that bubbles beneath his and his brother’s brutish veneer.
    Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Is there a way forward for the 98% of Gen Zers who put self-care, authenticity, and altruism above company success and career propulsion?
    Suzy Welch, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • When the cost of food stretches paychecks past the breaking point, crowdfunding morphs from altruism to a parallel safety net.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Like so many new mothers, Danielle said the early weeks of breastfeeding were filled with uncertainty and self-doubt.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Speaking from experience, reminders of your condition can often make things much worse — sending you further down a cycle of self-doubt.
    Kevin Frazier, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For Dimon, agility and humility are paramount in this era of rapid change.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And so there has to be this incredible humility.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Self-disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-disgust. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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