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self-hatred

British  

noun

  1. a feeling of intense dislike for oneself

    feelings of self-hatred

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If you don’t have that self-hatred or self-doubt or those insecurities, then he can’t hurt you.

From Los Angeles Times

"They're all misfits like me. Like all of us. We feel we never belong. We feel self-hatred. All of us are the same. I'm not alone."

From BBC

"I was completely lost, lonely, and isolated. I had feelings of self-hatred. I was worried all the time," she said.

From BBC

While Elias did not characterize this as Jewish self-hatred, it certainly bespoke an awkwardness that Cohn felt in his own skin as a Jew.

From Salon

“It isn’t self-hatred. I love being Black, but the things I’ve gone through I wouldn’t wish on other children.”

From Los Angeles Times