self-loathing

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Recent Examples of self-loathing But there's also bad shame that will keep you in self-loathing. Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024 While Moore nails the despair, self-loathing and insecurity of a woman in a world that values appearances above all else, Qualley is just as fearless as the woman who benefits from it. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024 Now, in the third season of this outstanding series, Sam finally settles into her tiny community and tries to navigate change without retreating into old habits of isolation and self-loathing. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024 In short order, Hurley quickly lost the one person on the island who had embraced him unconditionally, leaving him alone to wallow in his self-loathing. Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-loathing 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loathing
Noun
  • There was some internal kind of self-hate, cultural hate in some ways.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Messud’s willingness to imagine the depths of her father’s self-disgust is both tender and shocking.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite her nerves and self-doubt, Maria spent two sleepless weeks planning, testing recipes, and watching countless tutorials to prepare for this corporate event.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Reframe self-doubt Self-doubt can be reframed into something positive.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The resultant gratitude is more likely to stick around in the brain — and where gratitude abounds, altruism may follow.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Image In this moving departure from her Cash Blackbear series, Rendon shows how harm done to a marginalized community can reverberate through generations, and how collective altruism can be at odds with the needs of home and family.
    Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • People who ooze humility don’t run for President, after all.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes stepping away from a toxic environment means embracing humility, relinquishing your impressive title, and starting over.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Self-loathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loathing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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