self-reproach
noun
blame or censure by one's own conscience.
self-reproachful
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a word derived from
self-reproach.
Example Sentences
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Well, why would someone make such a solemn, self-reproachful fuss about a bad back?
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
But on the page, she emanates an implacable gravity, a command of literature and philosophy that leaves one riveted, if also a bit self-reproachful.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I shall stay, of course, I’m oldest,” began Meg, looking anxious and self-reproachful.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
He spoke rather stilted English sometimes when he was serious as now, but Sophy loved it, because he was trying to make her feel less self-reproachful.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
And while I sat in self-reproachful thought, sorrowing for the drink that I had missed, behold, one passed by whom I recognized.
From Pledged to the Dead by Seabury Quinn
