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self-reproach

[ self-ri-prohch ]

noun

  1. blame or censure by one's own conscience.


self-reproach

noun

  1. the act of finding fault with or blaming oneself
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈDzڳܱ, adjective
  • ˌ-ˈDzڳܱly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • -·Dzfܱ -·DziԲ adjective
  • -·DziԲ·ly adverb
  • -·DziԲ·ness noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-reproach1

First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences

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And the fights with her grandmother over her singing leave her both furious and tinged with self-reproach.

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“The play grew out of the related self-reproach about seeing my life as a charmed life,” Stoppard said during our long conversation.

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Ms. Merkel did not shy away from self-reproach in the interview.

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I’m flushed, too warm, I stink, sweat drips, rivulets of self-reproach; he is near me now, dry and smiling; it unnerves me, his dryness.

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For dirty workers, these burdens include stigma, self-reproach, corroded dignity and shattered self-esteem.

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