unworthiness

Example Sentences

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This led to dark and distressing thoughts about her appearance, including ongoing feelings of unworthiness.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value — to you I say, ‘I’m not talking about being as good as you.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

“That’s what hopefully this movie is speaking to, that unworthiness we all go through.”

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021

The broad humor and underlying theme of unworthiness — cornerstones of that book — became hallmarks of Mr. Friedman’s style, whether he was writing for the page or the stage.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2020

If his upbringing at the abbey had specialized in anything, it was instilling a profound sense of unworthiness.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor