🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自我仇恨

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zì wǒ chóu hèn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-Hatred/sɛlfˈheɪ.trɪd/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她与自我仇恨的斗争是艰难的。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of intense dislike or hatred towards oneself.

    "Her struggles with self-hatred made it difficult for her to accept compliments."
  2. 2

    A psychological condition characterized by self-loathing and negative self-perception.

    "Therapy helped him address his self-hatred and improve his self-esteem."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'self-hatred' combines 'self', derived from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'one's own person', and 'hatred', from Old English 'hatred', meaning 'intense dislike'. The concept has evolved to describe a psychological state where an individual harbors negative feelings towards themselves, often influenced by societal standards and personal experiences.

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