self-accusation
/sɛlfakjuːˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
The action of accusing oneself, stemming from feelings of guilt: depression is characterized by a severe loss of self-esteem or serious self-accusation...
- The situation of self-accusation and guilt now under consideration is certainly different.
- The flattish factuality of the poem well conveys its embarrassed self-accusation.
- We live off the dividends of our self-accusation.
Derivatives
self-accusatory
- get lost
- get lucky
- get moving
- get nicked
- get no change out of
- get off
- get off at Redfern
- get off on
- get off one's arse
- get off one's bike
- get off the dime
- get off the ground (or get something off the ground)
- get off the mark
- get on
- get one's act together
- get one's arse into gear
- get one's breath (back)
- get one's cards
- get one's claws into
- get one's creative juices flowing
- get one's end in
- get one's feet under the table
- get one's feet wet
- get one's fingers burned/burnt (or burn one's fingers)
- get one's hands dirty (or dirty one's hands)