self-judgment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-judgment
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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His ALS diagnosis freed him from a constant state of self-judgment, Dane said, and helped him realize that he was always “absolutely more than enough.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, intuitive eating is about trusting your body to make food choices that feel good for you, absent of self-judgment or the influence of diet culture.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2023
Today, there are so many opportunities to get away from nasty self-judgment by judging others.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
“I was not a good wife,” she said, a self-judgment that those who watched her harrowing 95-day vigil on Instagram might dispute.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2021
And what would first love be, if young men and maidens came to it with all the reason and cool self-judgment that long living brings?
From Marietta A Maid of Venice by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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