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
  • The group also said torture was reportedly used to extract confessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This week's quiz spotlights Hollywood confessions and surprising family connections.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands both requested emergency disaster declarations on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Importers must determine which products are covered, calculate the financial implications, and ensure their customs declarations reflect the applicable requirements.
    — Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Audiences Turn Out, Market Holds Steady Related Stories Screenings drew 200,043 admissions, the festival’s highest tally since 2015.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Schools that keep the preferences are listed publicly as out of compliance and must report more admissions data to the state.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 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
  • Since its inception in 2022, Doggyland has produced a variety of educational songs about affirmations, letters, numbers, colors, animals, good habits and accepting others.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But more often, their affirmations tend to settle for the conventional.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of affirmations
Noun
  • During these calls, RealPage employees collected data on occupancy rates, floor plans, rent levels, concessions, and a slew of other details about owners, managers, and properties.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Attendees can enjoy one free hot dog and a bag of popcorn, with additional concessions available at discounts of up to 50%.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 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
  • Travel confirmations and warranty information are good candidates.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirmations
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