SELF-LOATHING Definition & Meaning

self-loathing

[ self-loh-thing ]

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noun

disgust with oneself; the feeling that one is detestable:
Consumed by my own self-loathing, I thought I deserved nothing.

adjective

feeling or expressing disgust with oneself:
In my insecure and self-loathing mind, I figured she’d probably given me her number with no intention of ever going out with me.

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Origin of self-loathing¹

self- ( def ) + loathing ( def )

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In the hours after the shooting, seized by guilt and self-loathing, an inebriated Ferguson wished aloud for the death penalty, demanded to be punched in the face and predicted that he would burn in hell.

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The film series, starring Renée Zellweger in the titular role, makes Bridget’s struggle between backward ideas of feminine self-loathing and her intrepid quest for love even more palatable for the average viewer.

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Yes, Reubens’ life/work balance evaporates when he starts working on his TV show, but is his being swallowed by his alter ego also a form of self-loathing?

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He sees in Orr “a combination of self-loathing and emptiness,” and “the two things that stave that off are the sacred secret that he has, and the notoriety of having the story out there.”

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"You had the euphoria of buying something, followed by the elongated and severe periods of depression and self-loathing," she said.

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