self-betrayals

noun

plural of self-betrayal
as in self-confessions

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  1. confessions
  2. declarations
  3. admissions
  4. acknowledgments
  5. affirmations
  6. concessions
  7. avowals
  8. confirmations
Noun
  • This week's quiz spotlights red carpet moments and Hollywood confessions.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • There is something about the smaller stage that is so close to the audience that makes Galindo’s confessions of rage and regret hit closer to the bone.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Dobbins responded with declarations that reflected his confidence.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • So too is the poet’s journey—a series of declarations, and a repetition of change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department accused UCLA’s law school of illegally using race in admissions.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of admissions
Noun
  • But what an imaginative launching pad to interrogate the nature of greatness, the unsatisfactory acknowledgements of one’s own mediocrity, the seemingly unjust parceling out of genius from God.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Among other acknowledgments of his work, he was included in Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of acknowledgments
Noun
  • The welcome return, another highlight in a rich career, sparked the latest of Scott’s recurring affirmations.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Following Habitat tradition, the workers and attendees signed the frame boards of the homes with notes of encouragement, blessings and positive affirmations.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmations
Noun
  • Even major battlefield setbacks may not push the group towards compromise if its leadership believes any concessions should be part of a broader regional bargain.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The regime isn’t willing to give any concessions on its nuclear program, and negotiations on freedom of transit through the Strait of Hormuz have repeatedly stalled.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of concessions
Noun
  • As with most impassioned avowals made on hotel steps, Congress ignored it.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of avowals
Noun
  • The Senate has been addressing this week nominee confirmations and a bipartisan college sports bill to create standards on how athletes are paid, priorities that Republicans warn present poor optics to voters.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moreover, radioisotopes produced at the lab contributed to the discoveries or confirmations of superheavy elements 114 (flerovium), 115 (moscovium), 116 (livermorium), and 118 (oganesson).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of confirmations
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“Self-betrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-betrayals. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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