self-hatred

Example Sentences

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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 • Dec. 25, 2025

“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 took me years to understand that I needed to leave situations and so-called friends that made me feel self-hatred.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2023

It was a mask for hatred and self-hatred and despair.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin