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Recent Examples of self-loathing
In the series’ end, Harry and his sometime school comrades and allied teachers and others, fight off said tormented self-loathing wizard as, simultaneously, fascistic muggles rise, opposing the mere existence of their kind.
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Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Rhea Seehorn is incredible as a self-loathing author Except Carol.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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
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Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Rhea Seehorn is incredible as a self-loathing author Except Carol.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loathing
Noun
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The book is a journey from self-love to self-hate.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Even with a steady job, relationship, and routine, self-doubt still takes over.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s just a lot of self-doubt going on, and a lot of overthinking.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
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Whether the motivations are development, altruism, returns or security, there is a role and reward for putting energy and resources into this effort.—
Ajaypal Banga,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Terms of Service of Anthropic’s defective altruism will never outweigh the safety, the readiness, or the lives of American troops on the battlefield.—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cheering for epistemic humility gets you no television interviews, no requests for op-eds, and no invitations to conferences.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then, in what seems like the universe conspiring to teach young Chalamet an important lesson about humility, his luck abruptly ran out.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Self-loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loathing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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