self-reproachmentn.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈprəʊtʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈproʊtʃm(ə)nt/ The action or fact of reproaching or blaming oneself; self-reproach.
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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
1802 Lady's Monthly Museum Feb. 123 Had I attended to the advice of those who were able to direct me,..I should have escaped the pangs of self-reproachment.
1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 306 His self-reproachment for doubting the words of Christ.
1964 Math. Mag. 37 271 Ruiz' self-reproachment was groundless... Ruiz was not to blame after all for Arnold's suicide.
2013 Independent (Nexis) 19 July (Sport section) 72 He shook his head in self-reproachment, obviously dwelling on his error.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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