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Recent Examples of self-disgust
Shakespeare was a master of depicting the kinds of universal experiences — lust, betrayal, self-disgust, fear — that might preoccupy a young literary-minded student.
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Talya Zax, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Messud’s willingness to imagine the depths of her father’s self-disgust is both tender and shocking.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024
It can best be described as a form of self-disgust or even embarrassment.
—Women's Health, 8 May 2023
Talya Zax, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Messud’s willingness to imagine the depths of her father’s self-disgust is both tender and shocking.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024
It can best be described as a form of self-disgust or even embarrassment.
—Women's Health, 8 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-disgust
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At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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Over the last few decades, several U.S. administrations have prioritized the relationship with India despite considerable diffidence on the part of New Delhi.Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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More than anything, the movie gives you a portrait of the artist as an open wound, with self-mythologizing masquerading as self-loathing and self-deprecation taken to uncomfortable extremes.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
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From the beginning, Shrinking has always framed Jimmy’s obsession with healing his patients as a sort of drug, a way of distracting himself from the grief and self-loathing gnawing at him in the background.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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There was some internal kind of self-hate, cultural hate in some ways.Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
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We’re pulled, in Headland’s telling, by a weird mix of mythological pressure, Darwinian logic, residual altruism, childhood regression and (most importantly) raw personal need.Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scholars have also debated the role of altruism in animal behavior.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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This book addresses the psychological barriers that all creators face—procrastination, self-doubt, and creative blocks.Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Your own feelings of self-doubt are probably a byproduct of exploring new responsibilities and making the effort to step out of your comfort zone, Fragale says.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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If Nietzsche was right, altruism comes from selfishness, humility from arrogance, love from hate.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Approach it with curiosity, humility, and a commitment to growth.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Self-disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-disgust. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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