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Recent Examples of worthlessness
He is simultaneously convinced of his own worthlessness and angry with the world for failing to recognize his unlimited potential.
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Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Johnson said depression often manifests as persistent negative self-perception, hopelessness, feelings of worthlessness and social withdrawal.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
Feeling Worthless or Guilty Many people with depression grapple with feelings of worthlessness.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
Like regular depression, SAD can cause negative feelings like hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and guilt; fatigue or reduced energy; a loss of interest in hobbies and activities; and even physical aches and pains (including headaches, cramps, and digestive problems).
—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
The feelings of postpartum depression — despair, guilt, shame and worthlessness — began creeping in.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
As many as one in eight women in the United States will experience postpartum depression, which can manifest in feelings such as anger, social withdrawal, and worthlessness, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research.
—Jessica Zucker, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2021
Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Johnson said depression often manifests as persistent negative self-perception, hopelessness, feelings of worthlessness and social withdrawal.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
Feeling Worthless or Guilty Many people with depression grapple with feelings of worthlessness.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
Like regular depression, SAD can cause negative feelings like hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and guilt; fatigue or reduced energy; a loss of interest in hobbies and activities; and even physical aches and pains (including headaches, cramps, and digestive problems).
—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
The feelings of postpartum depression — despair, guilt, shame and worthlessness — began creeping in.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
As many as one in eight women in the United States will experience postpartum depression, which can manifest in feelings such as anger, social withdrawal, and worthlessness, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research.
—Jessica Zucker, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthlessness
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Amadeus is a portrait of a man realizing his own inferiority and losing his religion as a result, and Bettany’s incredible rendition of Salieri shapes the series’ rumination on who yearns to command a stage and why.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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There’s no one to root for here, an impression that’s underlined by the consistent lack of inferiority within the characters.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
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Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.—
Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Problems shrink into insignificance.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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What Choudary has in mind instead is a total redesign of work that forces today’s employees to choose between being a regular worker who quickly sinks into insignificance by automation, or functioning as an employee-preneur.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The cracks hadn’t been caught in regular maintenance on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The Chicago Law Review article offers a formula for estimating the costs of a UBI proposal and the adequacy of funding ideas using population, income, and tax data from 2017 and 2018.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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People who feel othered often describe exhaustion from performing acceptability.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Some have raised concerns about the cleanup’s sufficiency.—
Michelle de la Uz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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To issue an Amber Alert, law enforcement must determine that specific statutory conditions are met, including the age of the child, law enforcement’s belief in imminent danger of serious injury or death, and the sufficiency of existing information to assist in recovery.—
Itay Ravid,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Worthlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthlessness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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