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Recent Examples of self-betrayal
The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal,
the body knows.
—Patrycja Humienik, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way.
—Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
And changing yourself isn’t inherently self-betrayal.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
This can contribute to feelings of low self-worth, self-betrayal and even anxiety or depression.
—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal,
the body knows.
—Patrycja Humienik, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way.
—Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
And changing yourself isn’t inherently self-betrayal.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
This can contribute to feelings of low self-worth, self-betrayal and even anxiety or depression.
—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-betrayal
Noun
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Vulnerability can humanize, and confession can soften certainty.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Day's lawyers say CPD officers beat him into a false confession for murder and armed robbery in 1991.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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No explanation, no farewell episode, no acknowledgment that a human being had just evaporated from the cast.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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Two caveats deserve brief, honest acknowledgment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Colleges with nearly identical acceptance rates can give an individual student vastly different odds of admission.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Ingram denies any wrongdoing and says the settlement included no admission of liability or fault.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
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Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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The deal was announced hours after New York won the National Magazine Award for general excellence from the American Society of Magazine Editors — a fresh affirmation of the title’s stature in the media industry in an era defined by business model disruption.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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The four-movement work begins in anguish but courses through a bucolic, cheerful ländler and a rather violent burlesque before resolving into a final Adagio that critics have long characterized as a quiet but solid affirmation of life.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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However, since’s Duffy’s 2025 declarations, both Blue Origin and SpaceX have announced operational changes aimed at demonstrating their commitment to NASA’s moon plans.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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At the Rededicate 250 celebration on May 17, a daylong prayer fest honoring the approaching 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the National Mall was scattered with MAGA caps and declarations of allegiance to the president.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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But somewhere along the way, a portion of the WNBA ecosystem — fans, players and even some media members — started treating criticism as betrayal.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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The sequel series is based on similar – and familiar – concepts of love, loyalty and betrayal, once again set in the mafia underworld.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Self-betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayal. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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