self-hating
adjective
self-hat·ing
ˌself-ˈhā-tiŋ 
: characterized by self-hate
self-hating thoughts
a self-hating person
In these moments, she is self-deprecating and self-hating to an extreme.—
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And of course Burrs, whom Donica plays with titanic, Sweeney-esque feeling and force of baritone, is all the more self-hating and compromised, having made a career parodying himself.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Self-hating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-hating. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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