SELF-HATE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

self-hate

noun

Definition of self-hate

as in self-loathing

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Recent Examples of self-hate Andreeva listens and nods, then returns to self-hate too often. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The book is a journey from self-love to self-hate. — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026 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 There was some internal kind of self-hate, cultural hate in some ways. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Doja Cat has opened up about her cocaine use, combating self-hate and image issues while growing up. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-hate

Noun

Or two self-loathing stepbrothers and their toxic, brutally violent codependence?

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Salima Gangani gives a moving and sensitive performance as Gretchen, Regina’s devoted but self-loathing second in command.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026

Definition of self-loathing

Noun

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

Definition of self-disgust

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

Noun

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

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