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, noun

Words nearby self-reproach

self-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint, self-revealing, self-revelation, Selfridge

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How to use self-reproach in a sentence

Sitting on the side of her bed, her gaze is downturned, replete with a combination of remorse, self-reproach, and despair.
GOP to Women: Obama’s Your Guilty Pleasure|Judith Grey|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He collapses under the strain of it and he is bitten by guilt, remorse, and self-reproach.
Branagh's Twists and Turns|Jace Lacob|September 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But although ease may be obtained by silencing self-reproach, safety scarcely can.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The fault was his, he vehemently assured himself, lashing himself with the scorpions of self-reproach.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham

"And so you have not gone to school," the father answered, with an accent of self-reproach.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan
Among the letters was one which made his cheek burn with self-reproach.
Robert Hardy's Seven Days|Charles Monroe Sheldon
I felt a stirring of self-reproach; I had forgotten all about him!
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for self-reproach

self-reproach

noun

the act of finding fault with or blaming oneself

Derived forms of self-reproach

self-reproachful, adjectiveself-reproachfully, adverb

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self-reproach

Origin of self-reproach

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Derived forms of self-reproach