self-hatred
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
He looked at me with his sad baby blues and shared how he told these innocuous falsities, ultimately, out of deep-seeded self-hatred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
“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
And that's exactly what Mizu has to contend with, except she may not have that much support so there's a lot of self-hatred.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2023
It was a mask for hatred and self-hatred and despair.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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