self-reproachfuladj.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈprəʊtʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈproʊtʃf(ə)l/ Full of or characterized by self-reproach.
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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
1796 Some Refl. on Cruelty towards Brute Creation iii. 24 They flee not from themselves, through pain, Impatient grief, or self-reproachful shame.
1841 Court Mag. June 429 Leaving behind, though with many a yearning and self reproachful feeling, her adoptive father [etc.].
1869 P. Landreth Life A. Thomson ii. 77 Disappointed, depressed, desponding, and fiercely self-reproachful.
1940 N.Y. Times 11 Dec. 29/3 Billy Jr., who wasn't getting all the sunshine and nourishment he needed, went down with tuberculosis. The young parents were self-reproachful to the point of frenzy.
2003 Irish Times 12 May 13/4 If you..are having self-reproachful, morbid or suicidal thoughts for no apparent reason, you may be suffering from depression.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1796