self-blame
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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I am also sensing some self-blame and regret.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
RainLily's Tsang said that survivors often feel intense shame and self-blame.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I was having arguments with myself. A lot of self-blame, a lot of guilt, and a lot of tiredness."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
Through Donny's internal monologue, "Baby Reindeer" painfully articulates the intricacies of trauma — his self-blame is an all-too-common yet enduringly complex response to sexual assault.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2024
The gunk of self-blame dissolves to leave just me standing there.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
"Her appearing disheveled and hysterical and really self-blaming, and him appearing flippant and blaming her as well," Glenn said.
From Fox News ● Oct. 5, 2021
The details reinforced how unrealistic some of her self-blaming notions had been.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2020
“He’s being hard on himself,” Rams quarterback Jared Goff said when told about McVay’s self-blaming for Gurley’s inactivity.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2019
I dive into the art of self-blaming because in our society, silence is a yes.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2018
She thought over George's letter while she walked the four miles to Carm Hall; but her resolution had sprung into being directly she had heard the colonel's self-blaming answer to her questions.
From Niece Catherine by Hampden, Mary
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