Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-hatred

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: self--ha-tred
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hatred of oneself.

Uncountable

noun

Disrespect or disdain for one’s own demographic (but not necessarily oneself).

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English hatred English self-hatred From self- + hatred.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

self-hatreds (plural)

Phrases

self-hating

Frequently Paired Words

self-hating

Synonyms

self-disgust

Questions

What does self-hatred mean?: The hatred of oneself.
Where does self-hatred come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English hatred English self-hatred From self- + hatred.

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