Used in a Sentence

self-loathing

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for self-loathing.

Editorial note

This touches on black usage of the so-called n-word, and the white guilt - privilege and self-loathing.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Loathing oneself.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of self-loathing gathered in one view.

adjective

Loathing oneself.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for self-loathing.

adjective

Loathing oneself.

Example sentences

1

This touches on black usage of the so-called n-word, and the white guilt - privilege and self-loathing.

2

I wish this writer would relax a bit, and maybe forgive himself for whatever self-loathing prompted this post.

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I think a lot of it stems from white guilt, a self-loathing for which police now serve as whipping boys.

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My pseudo-unconscious self-loathing was uncovered through my meager number of HN posts.

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Franzen's take, IMO, was less suicide as final career move and more suicide as final act of self-loathing and rejection of last remnants of positivity.

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Atlantic article has a bunch of unexamined underlying assumptions that are then presented as some false dichotomy, in order to inspire fear and self-loathing in the masses?

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This is just the bullshit self-loathing of Americanophiles.

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Not only that but feelings of deep self-loathing.

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As one of the co-authors of the piece, I just want you to know that it was done 98% tongue-in-cheek and maybe 2% self-loathing.

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Yes, and about 87% of that difference lies in the listener: for instance, in how much of a small, insecure and self-loathing person they are.

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Of special note are sections regarding faith healing, self-loathing, abstract hobbies like theoretical spelunking and extreme atrophy, and what to say to loved ones who won’t stop shrieking at Christmas dinner.

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You are damned if you do and damned if you don't with these journalists, many of whom are middle class or higher white people themselves who've simply developed somewhat of a hardon for self-loathing.

Quote examples

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The author's conflicted, borderline self-loathing struggle for counter-cultural self-awareness amidst the myopic career obsessed pursuit of "achievement" and relevance is quite revealing.

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In my experience the entire spectrum is covered from "narcissistic prick" to "self-loathing misfit".

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“The denigration of the great Revolution is a dirty job to instill more self-loathing and déclinisme in the French,” he told Le Figaro (link in French).

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Although this required that I imagine you as having experienced rejection, it allowed me to treat your characterization of someone who might think you were bragging ("small," "insecure", "self-loathing") as understandable within the context of bewildered injury.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use self-loathing in a sentence?

This touches on black usage of the so-called n-word, and the white guilt - privilege and self-loathing.

What does self-loathing mean?

Loathing oneself.

What part of speech is self-loathing?

self-loathing is commonly used as adjective.