unworthiness

Example Sentences

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That is what needs correction, not the unworthiness of the major.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

“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

He subsequently described his actions as self-sabotage, prompted by deep-rooted feelings of unworthiness.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2021

I could never put myself first..always sacrificing .. feelings of unworthiness .

From New York Times • May 3, 2016

We felt comfortable in our skins, enjoyed the news that our senses released to us, admired our dirt, cultivated our scars, and could not comprehend this unworthiness.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison