self-hate

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Recent Examples of self-hate 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 Research shows even brief 30-minute interventions can significantly reduce feelings of hopelessness and self-hate among adolescents and can effectively serve diverse youth populations across different languages, with completion rates nearly doubling when implemented through community partnerships. Rob Morris, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 In a movie that seems to insist that self-hate is just part of life, Kidman’s alluringly impulsive, tragically romantic Charlotte almost escapes that nihilism … almost. 9. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 There was some internal kind of self-hate, cultural hate in some ways. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-hate
Noun
  • The weight of that single sheet of paper pulled me down to new depths of shame and self-loathing.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Fanning’s tensed, squirrelly performance comes to life in these spots, with Polly’s waning trust and fear of betrayal cluing into a wounded self-loathing that becomes the film’s best lasting impression.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
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
  • This isn’t just about altruism, though.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Never mind The Bear — meet the Boss, fighting the same demons and nagging feelings of self-doubt that would cause Carmy Berzatto to stoically nod in recognition.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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“Self-hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-hate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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