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Recent Examples of self-loathing
There’s rage and violence, self-loathing and self-sabotage.
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Book Marks
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
As Angie's self-loathing grew louder, the house began to change.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
The point is not to become your biggest critic, start self-loathing or feel guilty.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But they're all ruled by hate, self-loathing, narcissistic, mangled lives.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-loathing
Book Marks
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
As Angie's self-loathing grew louder, the house began to change.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
The point is not to become your biggest critic, start self-loathing or feel guilty.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But they're all ruled by hate, self-loathing, narcissistic, mangled lives.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-loathing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loathing
Noun
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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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This largely comes from a place of frustration at what is perceived as self-hate.—
Tayler Adigun,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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The concern now is not diffidence in New Delhi, but diffidence in Washington.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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One reason for the diffidence may be that Shao-Horn already has another project for building larger electrodes to be used in EV applications.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 June 2010
Noun
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In the case of Alina Templeton-Perks, a thirty-three-year-old British woman who suffered from crippling self-doubt and took her own life in 2008, perfectionism was even listed among the official causes of death.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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This type of unsolicited commentary can sow self-doubt and insecurity.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Equally, a business driven by altruism alone is unlikely to make enough money to survive for long.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Trump has thus ended—or at least paused—the U.S. policy of strategic altruism.—
MILAN VAISHNAV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 July 2025
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Jim Collins, in his research on Level 5 Leadership, pointed out that the most impactful leaders blend personal humility with strong professional drive.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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On its face, there are few problems more Champagne than that, but McNally renders this fact with refreshing humility.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Self-loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loathing. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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