Self-betrayal

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of betraying oneself. countable, uncountable

    "At its heart, the story is fairly familiar from prizefight fiction, one of betrayal - and self-betrayal - in which a once-promising athlete confronts his failure."

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"At its heart, the story is fairly familiar from prizefight fiction, one of betrayal - and self-betrayal - in which a once-promising athlete confronts his failure."

Etymology

From self- + betrayal.

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