self-critical

[self-krit-i-kuhl, self-]

adjective

1. capable of criticizing oneself objectively.

2. tending to find fault with one's own actions, motives, etc.

self-critical

adjective

1. critical of oneself

   his self-critical attitude

Other Word Forms

• self-critically adverb

Example Sentences

The self-proclaimed 'Doncaster De la Hoya' – an homage to the six-division world champion Oscar de la Hoya – Allen has earned a cult following with his relaxed, refreshingly honest and sometimes overly self-critical approach to the sport.

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He too had a surprise loss in Miami and, like Swiatek, has a tendency to be overly self-critical.

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Though really, I was more than eager to breeze through the hard stuff, “win” a few sessions by making my therapist crack a smile at my mental binder of self-critical jokes and then graduate onto the next thing.

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Riley was considerably less self-critical when asked about his team’s offensive philosophy to start the game, even though the Trojans were held to just three points in the first two quarters.

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And while Burke, whose office is in Sag Harbor, went out of his way to thank almost every part of Suffolk County law enforcement and the courts, Timberlake was serious and self-critical when he spoke.

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