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self-reproach

American  
[self-ri-prohch] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈproʊtʃ /

noun

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

self-reproach British  

noun

  1. the act of finding fault with or blaming oneself

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Origin of self-reproach

First recorded in 1770–80

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Self reproach vibrated in the addition, “She was not, never could have been, with me.”

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman

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