Meanings
nounself-hatred (usually uncountable, plural self-hatreds)
plural self-hatreds
- uncountableusuallyThe hatred of oneself.
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesDisrespect or disdain for one’s own demographic (but not necessarily oneself).
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishhatred
- Englishself-hatred
Translations
Bulgarian самоомра́за, себеомра́за
- самоомра́за (samoomráza)hatred of oneself
- себеомра́за (sebeomráza)hatred of oneself
- самонена́вист (samonenávist)hatred of oneself
Catalan autoodi
- autoodihatred of oneself
Danish selvhad
- selvhadhatred of oneself
Finnish itseinho, itseviha
- itseinhohatred of oneself
- itsevihahatred of oneself
French la haine de soi
- la haine de soihatred of oneself
German Selbsthass
- Selbsthasshatred of oneself
Hungarian öngyűlölet
- öngyűlölethatred of oneself
Icelandic sjálfshatur
- sjálfshaturhatred of oneself
Japanese 自己嫌悪
- 自己嫌悪 (jiko ken'o)hatred of oneself
Norwegian Bokmål selvhat
- selvhathatred of oneself
Polish samonienawiść
- samonienawiśćhatred of oneself
Portuguese ódio a si (mesmo), auto-ódio
- ódio a si (mesmo)hatred of oneself
- auto-ódiohatred of oneself
Russian самоне́нависть
- самоне́нависть (samonénavistʹ)hatred of oneself
Spanish auto-odio
- auto-odiohatred of oneself
Swedish självhat
- självhathatred of oneself
Turkish kendine olan nefret
- kendine olan nefrethatred of oneself
Cite this entry
APA
self-hatred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-hatred
MLA
“self-hatred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-hatred. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-hatred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-hatred.
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