self-hatred
Example Sentences
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Society’s hatred, the novel suggests, begets a destructive self-hatred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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 certainly for us growing up here in America, there was a lot of self-hatred saying, "Why am I different? Why am I not included?"
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2023
It was a mask for hatred and self-hatred and despair.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
