disgust
verb (used with object)
to cause loathing or nausea in.
self-disgust
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a word derived from
disgust.
Example Sentences
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They feel much worse about their appearance than those with normal appearance concerns and experience greater anxiety, depression, shame and self-disgust about some aspects of their appearance.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
Sam Green QC, defending, said during meetings Pybus did not have self-pity "but emotions of self-disgust and the difficulties of living with that he had done".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2021
Adebayo also channeled the guilt and self-disgust that emerged two nights earlier, when he accepted the blame for Miami’s Game 5 loss because of his “terrible” play.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2020
Mary’s self-disgust and her longing for parental love are channelled in the monster’s anguished plea to its creator for compassion and care—a plea that Victor Frankenstein rejects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2018
"Oh, don't let me upset you," he said with an elegant gesture of self-disgust.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
