self-reproach
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of self-reproach
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Young Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is burdened with self-reproach, while old King Lear suffers from narcissism, vanity and madness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Do you think all this self-reproach is useful, Mark?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
And the fights with her grandmother over her singing leave her both furious and tinged with self-reproach.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
“The play grew out of the related self-reproach about seeing my life as a charmed life,” Stoppard said during our long conversation.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022
The stain this has left on my psyche is not the sort of thing that washes off after a few months of grief and guilt-ridden self-reproach.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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