🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

자기 경멸

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jagi gyeongmyeol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-Disdain/sɛlf dɪsˈdeɪn/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 자기 경멸은 그가 행복해지는 것을 방해했다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of contempt or lack of respect for oneself.

    "Her self-disdain prevented her from accepting compliments."
  2. 2

    An attitude of disapproval towards one's own actions or character.

    "He struggled with self-disdain after failing to meet his own expectations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'self-disdain' combines 'self', from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'oneself', and 'disdain', from Latin 'dignari', meaning 'to deem worthy'. The concept has evolved to express a feeling of contempt or lack of respect for oneself, reflecting psychological and emotional dimensions of self-perception.

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