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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


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Derived Forms

  • ˌself-reˈproachfully, adverb
  • ˌself-reˈproachful, adjective

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Other Words From

  • self-re·proachful self-re·proaching adjective
  • self-re·proaching·ly adverb
  • self-re·proaching·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-reproach1

First recorded in 1770–80

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Example Sentences

Sitting on the side of her bed, her gaze is downturned, replete with a combination of remorse, self-reproach, and despair.

He collapses under the strain of it and he is bitten by guilt, remorse, and self-reproach.

But although ease may be obtained by silencing self-reproach, safety scarcely can.

The fault was his, he vehemently assured himself, lashing himself with the scorpions of self-reproach.

"And so you have not gone to school," the father answered, with an accent of self-reproach.

Among the letters was one which made his cheek burn with self-reproach.

I felt a stirring of self-reproach; I had forgotten all about him!

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