单词 | self-reproaching |
释义 | self-reproachingadj. Engaging in or characterized by self-reproach; self-reproachful. 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 1708 J. Boyse Serm. Var. Subj. II. iv. 127 With what Self-reproaching and Self-condemning Thoughts shou'd we come back to our Heavenly Father. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 600 Self-reproaching conscience. 1852 Dublin Univ. Mag. Oct. 405/1 The poor, self-reproaching girl, burst into tears. 1956 Univ. Rev. 1 30 He possessed no religious or moral convictions to protect him from the self-reproaching frustration which his failure caused him. 2009 R. Dalrymple in H. Fulton Compan. Arthurian Lit. (2012) xviii. 275 The transformation of Gawain himself from self-assured hero to self-reproaching penitent. Derivatives self-reˈproachingly n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adverb] > in a self-reproaching manner self-condemningly1682 self-reproachingly1830 1830 J. Banim Denounced II. v. 36 Pronouncing her name tenderly, and self-reproachingly. 2002 Times (Nexis) 28 Sept. (Sport section) 41 ‘That will teach me to open my big mouth,’ O'Brien said, self-reproachingly. self-reˈproachingness n. rare ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [noun] > self-reproach self-condemnation1591 self-accusing1602 self-reproving1608 self-accusation1616 self-reproofa1631 self-reflection1656 self-reproach1683 self-reproachment1802 self-reproval1823 self-reproachingness1850 guilt trip1972 1850 Fraser's Mag. 42 139 The weary..loathsome self-reproachingness of idleness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1708 |
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