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self-reproach
[ self-ri-prohch ]
/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈproʊtʃ /
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noun
blame or censure by one's own conscience.
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Origin of self-reproach
First recorded in 1770–80
OTHER WORDS FROM self-reproach
self-re·proach·ful, self-re·proach·ing, adjectiveself-re·proach·ing·ly, adverbself-re·proach·ing·ness, nounWords nearby self-reproach
self-reliance,
self-reliant,
self-renunciation,
self-replicate,
self-replicating,
self-reproach,
self-respect,
self-restraint,
self-retaining catheter,
self-revealing,
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Words related to self-reproach
humiliation,
penance,
penitence,
remorse,
repentance,
sorrow,
culpability,
disgrace,
indiscretion,
liability,
regret,
responsibility,
shame,
sin,
stigma,
contrition,
anguish,
annoyance,
apology,
bitterness How to use self-reproach in a sentence
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
Jean grinned and dribbled self-consciously, and showed his two little teeth to the proudest father in the world.
British Dictionary definitions for self-reproach
noun
the act of finding fault with or blaming oneself
Derived forms of self-reproach
self-reproachful, adjectiveself-reproachfully, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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