reproof
noun
the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking.
self-reproof
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a word derived from
reproof.
Example Sentences
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They may ask themselves, with some feeling of self-reproof, whether they should have merited such praise from one so revered, and so well qualified to judge.
From Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian A Memoir by Thomas Boyles Murray
We look into our own bosoms for consolation: alas! it is flown with our innocence; and in its room we feel the sharpest stings of self-reproof.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Cavendish
This disingenuous soul-debasing passion, Rising from abject and most sordid fear, Stings her own breast with bitter self-reproof, Consumes the vitals, pines, and never dies.
From Count Julian by Walter Savage Landor
She spoke softly, and the color of her cheek, still rising, told of her self-reproof.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough
"I meant to have my hair cut yesterday," said Alan, in grave and reflective self-reproof.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie
