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self-reproach

American  
[self-ri-prohch] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈproʊtʃ /

noun

  1. blame or censure by one's own conscience.

self-reproach British  

noun

  1. the act of finding fault with or blaming oneself

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Other Word Forms

  • self-reproachful adjective
  • self-reproachfully adverb
  • self-reproaching adjective
  • self-reproachingly adverb
  • self-reproachingness noun

Etymology

Origin of self-reproach

First recorded in 1770–80

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