self-contempt
Hating oneself deeply
Self-contempt is a deep dislike or disgust directed at oneself.
Unlike simple disappointment, it carries a harsh, judgmental quality—viewing oneself as worthless or deserving of scorn: His self-contempt after the betrayal was palpable.
The feeling often accompanies shame, depression, or moral failure, and can manifest as self-destructive behavior or an inability to accept kindness from others.
Lack of any value
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- uselessnessLack of practical value
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
compunction · penance · atonement · confession · reparation · sin · transgression · wrongdoing
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- degradationDecline in condition
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
unworthiness · abjection · embarrassment · chagrin · ignominy · debasement · indignity · repugnance
Compulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- catastrophizingImagining worst-case outcomes
- masochismPleasure derived from suffering
worthlessness
Lack of any value
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- incompetenceLack of required skill
uselessness · failure · insecurity · mediocrity · powerlessness
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
culpability · compunction · penance · atonement · confession · reparation · sin · transgression · wrongdoing
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- degradationDecline in condition
- disgraceLoss of honor
dishonor · unworthiness · abjection · embarrassment · chagrin · ignominy · debasement · indignity · repugnance · stigma
perfectionism
Compulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- catastrophizingImagining worst-case outcomes
- self-loathinginner critic, worthlessness, unworthiness, toxic shame, beating yourself up
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
self-contemptself-love
Prioritizing your own worth
self-esteem · self-respect · pride · self-admiration · self-regard
self-contemptself-acceptance
Approval of oneself
self-compassion · self-love · self-forgiveness · self-kindness · self-affirmation
self, contempt, selves, selfish, selfhood, selfless, selfishly, selfishness, selflessness