self-loathing

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Recent Examples of self-loathing 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 The musical, to its credit, doesn’t lade Ulysses with the self-loathing typical of so many coming-out stories. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025 That’s a theme that’s recurring throughout the book: the reality that love and self-loathing intertwine in parenting. G'ra Asim september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-loathing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loathing
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
  • 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
  • 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
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
  • Such a university rooted in the classics will also undoubtedly cultivate a culture of integrity and humility not only among those being educated, but among the educators and the administrators as well.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Looking around at her fellow honorees, LaBelle’s humility came through.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Self-loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loathing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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