self-upbraiding
- a word derived from upbraiding.
Example Sentences
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I told her all the conflict of my soul; my devouring passion, my bitter self-upbraiding.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
A note of exaggeration had begun to prevail in her self-upbraiding, which was real enough, and the time came for him to suggest, "I think you're a little morbid, Miss Kilburn."
From Annie Kilburn : a Novel by Howells, William Dean
Pierre was now this vulnerable god; this self-upbraiding sailor; this dreamer of the avenging dream.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
Is there naught in that long career to save From remorse and self-upbraiding?
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 274, September 22, 1827 by Various
Jem saw with self-upbraiding pain how Mr. Carson winced at these last words, but at each irrepressible and involuntary evidence of feeling, the hearts of the two men warmed towards him.
From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
