What is another word for self-contempt?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛlfkəntˈɛmpt] (IPA)

Self-contempt is a feeling of dislike towards oneself. When we feel self-contempt, we have a negative view of who we are and may be critical of our flaws. There are several synonyms for the word "self-contempt" such as self-hatred, self-loathing, self-disgust, self-revulsion, and self-disdain. Each of these synonyms describes an intense dislike or hatred towards oneself. Feeling self-contempt can lead to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. It is important to recognize these feelings and seek help from a professional, loved one, or support group. Practicing self-compassion and self-care can also help alleviate feelings of self-contempt.

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Famous quotes with Self-contempt

  • Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.
    Berthold Auerbach
  • Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.
    Eric Hoffer
  • Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.
    Berthold Auerbach
  • Macaulay was the English historian. Adams had the greatest admiration for Macaulay, but he felt that any one who should even distantly imitate Macaulay would perish in self-contempt. One might as well imitate Shakespeare.
    Henry Adams
  • But Rousseau — to what did he really want to return? Rousseau, this first modern man, idealist and rabble in one person — one who needed moral "dignity" to be able to stand his own sight, sick with unbridled vanity and unbridled self-contempt. This miscarriage, couched on the threshold of modern times, also wanted a "return to nature"; to ask this once more, to what did Rousseau want to return?The bloody farce which became an aspect of the Revolution, its "immorality," is of little concern to me: what I hate is its Rousseauan morality — the so-called "truths" of the Revolution through which it still works and attracts everything shallow and mediocre. The doctrine of equality! There is no more poisonous poison anywhere: for it seems to be preached by justice itself, whereas it really is the termination of justice. "Equal to the equal, unequal to the unequal" — that would be the true slogan of justice; and also its corollary: "Never make equal what is unequal."
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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