self-loathing.

A strong feeling of hatred or disgust directed at yourself.

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Words that belong together

• intense self-loathing
• a cycle of self-loathing

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His jokes concealed a self-loathing that praise could not easily relieve.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.