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[ self-ri-prohch ] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈproʊtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-reproach ON THESAURUS.COM
nounblame or censure by one's own conscience. Origin of self-reproachFirst recorded in 1770–80 OTHER WORDS FROM self-reproachself-re·proach·ful, self-re·proach·ing, adjectiveself-re·proach·ing·ly, adverbself-re·proach·ing·ness, nounWords nearby self-reproachself-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint, self-retaining catheter, self-revealing, self-revelation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-reproachSitting on the side of her bed, her gaze is downturned, replete with a combination of remorse, self-reproach, and despair. GOP to Women: Obama’s Your Guilty Pleasure|Judith Grey|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST He collapses under the strain of it and he is bitten by guilt, remorse, and self-reproach. Branagh's Twists and Turns|Jace Lacob|September 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST I am not without a certain sort of self-reproach in all this. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General|Charles Lever Her voice was full of self-reproach, and before he could stop her she lifted his hand and kissed the welt. A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
William had no rejoinder to make, for self-reproach was busy at his heart. Watch--Work--Wait|Sarah A. Myers No one present is so young, or so careless, as never to have felt the pains of self-reproach. Modern Skepticism|C. J. Ellicott The words of Mr. Melton at the breakfast table recurred to him and he fairly writhed in an agony of self-reproach. Bert Wilson in the Rockies|J. W. Duffield
British Dictionary definitions for self-reproach
nounthe act of finding fault with or blaming oneself Derived forms of self-reproachself-reproachful, adjectiveself-reproachfully, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-reproachrepentance, penance, contrition, heartache, annoyance, apology, sorrow, bitterness, misgiving, grief, discomfort, heartbreak, remorse, disappointment, qualm, uneasiness, dissatisfaction, anguish, nostalgia, worry |