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self-hate

  • a word derived from hate.
    hate
    verb (used with object)
    to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.

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She and I were so similar that whatever self-doubt or self-hate she had, she seemed to put it on me.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

He had self-hate and self-preservation; he craved fame and success, but he lost his anonymity.

From Salon May 23, 2025

When he emerged, somewhat purged of his own self-hate, Eliza was waiting for him.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

"It shows the deep self-hate that we as black South Africans carry with us."

From BBC Aug. 2, 2024

This awareness can lead beyond shame to a place of self-hate.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander