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self-loathing

noun

Definition of self-loathingnext
as in self-hate

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Recent Examples of self-loathing It’s taken me years to be able to overcome that psychology of self-loathing and victimhood. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Yet extricated from that meta appreciation, the result is a work with a ton of questions about masculinity, sexuality, and self-loathing that are more interesting than any of its answers. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026 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. — Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025 Rhea Seehorn is incredible as a self-loathing author Except Carol. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-loathing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loathing
  1. self-hate
  2. self-disgust
  3. diffidence
  4. self-doubt
  5. altruism
  6. humility
Noun
  • 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
Definition of self-hate
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
  • Our pro bono military operations have been conducted with noticeable diffidence.
    — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of diffidence
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
Definition of self-doubt
Noun
  • The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was established in 2002 to honor an individual in the television industry whose humanitarian efforts exemplify those of its namesake and his altruism.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of altruism
Noun
  • She was not obligated to be so open, but her humility unlocked me.
    — David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Rovelli argues for a change in view that is not a defeat but a new kind of humility in the face of the universe's vast complexity.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of humility

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“Self-loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loathing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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