˜yĐÄvlog

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self-criticism

[ self-krit-uh-siz-uhm, self- ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of being self-critical.


self-criticism

noun

  1. unfavourable or severe judgement of oneself, one's abilities, one's actions, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-criticism1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

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Though the coach was quick to point out that self-criticism was useful only to a point with Maiava.

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She set up her first group in a church hall in Alfreton in 1969, to help people with both their weight and with "the sometimes far heavier burden of shame and self-criticism".

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Motherhood has made Slate gentler on herself, sloughing off feelings of foolishness, self-criticism and self-doubt.

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Although this is a very normal response, it can take the pleasure out of eating, and can become distressing and bring about other feelings of shame and self-criticism.

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She was publicly lambasted afterward, called a quitter by pundits and tweeters “who couldn’t even do a cartwheel”; the ample support she received didn’t register as strongly as the criticism, and the self-criticism.

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