self-contempt
noun
self-con·tempt
ˌself-kən-ˈtem(p)t
plural self-contempts
: contempt for oneself
Every second year, I resolve to lose weight, only to fail almost instantly, which tips me into a period of self-contempt which inevitably leads to more eating.—Richard Glover
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