单词 | self-condemnatory |
释义 | self-condemnatoryadj. Engaging in or characterized by self-condemnation; (of action, speech, etc.) serving to condemn the person who has acted, spoken, etc.; self-condemning. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adjective] > self-reproaching self-accusinga1586 self-condemninga1586 self-accused1626 self-reproaching1708 self-reproacheda1740 self-reproved1765 self-reproving1775 self-reproachful1796 self-condemnating1801 self-accusatory1820 self-condemnatory1823 self-condemnant1846 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 111 He states the self-condemnatory mental facts. 1863 T. Carlyle Let. 18 Mar. in R. H. Shepherd Mem. Life & Writings T. Carlyle (1881) II. 187 A wonderful self-condemnatory manuscript by Frederick the Great. 1878 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity July 47 She had the self condemnatory delusions of religious melancholia. Though an excellent Christian girl, she accused herself of all manner of delinquencies in duty, faith, &c. 1903 Ohio Law Bull. 25 May 445/1 The public utterance of such well phrased self-condemnatory language is not usual among commonly prudent persons. 1958 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 315 100/1 Alcoholics..are generally self-condemnatory and with few exceptions deeply guilty. 1991 Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.) 25 June a4/4 A self-condemnatory quotation may carry more force than criticism by another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823 |
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