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self-contempt

self-contempt noun: a feeling of contempt toward oneself.

Noun

self-contempt (uncountable)

  1. A feeling of contempt toward oneself.
    • [R]egard this Earth / Made multitudinous with thy slaves, whom thou / Requitest for knee-worship, prayer, and praise, / And toil, and hecatombs of broken hearts, / With fear and self-contempt and barren hope.1818–1819 (date written), Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Prometheus Unbound”, in Prometheus Unbound […], London: C[harles] and J[ames] Ollier […], published 1820, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 19

self-contempt meaning in Tamil

self-contempt in Tamil

தன்னிகழ்ச்சி, தன்மீது தனக்கே உரிய, இழிவுணர்ச்சி

Origin of self-contempt

From self- + contempt.

Questions about self-contempt

What does self-contempt mean?
Self-contempt means a feeling of contempt toward oneself.
What is self-contempt in Tamil?
Self-contempt in Tamil is தன்னிகழ்ச்சி, தன்மீது தனக்கே உரிய, இழிவுணர்ச்சி. See Self-contempt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-contempt?
Self-contempt is a noun.

Words near self-contempt in the dictionary

  1. self-consolations
  2. self-contain
  3. self-contained
  4. self-containing
  5. self-contains
  6. self-contempt
  7. self-contradict
  8. self-contradicted
  9. self-contradicting
  10. self-contradiction
  11. self-contradictions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-contempt (page history and authors); self-contempt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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