self-hatred
Britishnoun
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Seeing themselves through her eyes has created a blossoming self-hatred: “Our room? Is sordid and bare and mean. Minimalist, she calls it,” Solange says glumly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
If you don’t have that self-hatred or self-doubt or those insecurities, then he can’t hurt you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
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 ● Oct. 6, 2024
“I was highly critical of my own body, I had low self-esteem, I struggled with self-hatred, just like Claire. I could see myself in that character.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
It was a mask for hatred and self-hatred and despair.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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