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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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
Not as tall as Vesta, not as full of figure, he began in mental measurement, burning with self-reproof when he caught himself at it.
From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory
She sighed a little as she sat there on the modelling platform; and then there came again that little smile of self-reproof, and with it a chiding shake of her head.
From The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
They were indeed trifles, very trifles; I have since perused them with a blush of self-reproof, and wondered how I could venture on presenting them to the public.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Mary Robinson
The instant after her challenge Fleda had faced him again in self-reproof.
From The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James
