🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

자기 혐오

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jagi hyeomo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-Disgust/ˈsɛlf dɪsˈɡʌst/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 자신의 행동에 대해 자기 혐오를 느꼈다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A strong feeling of revulsion or repugnance towards oneself.

    "After the incident, she was overwhelmed by a sense of self-disgust that made it hard for her to look in the mirror."
  2. 2

    An emotional state characterized by a deep sense of shame or loathing directed at oneself.

    "His self-disgust was evident as he recounted his past mistakes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'self-disgust' combines 'self', derived from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'one's own person', and 'disgust', originating from the Latin 'disgustare', meaning 'to have a distaste for'. The concept has evolved to describe a profound aversion to oneself, often linked to feelings of shame or guilt.

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