Self-guilt

//ˌsɛlfˈɡɪlt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Guilt for one's own actions. uncountable

    "How can you find your wings to fly when rocks of self guilt keep holding you down? Forgive and move forward."

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"How can you find your wings to fly when rocks of self guilt keep holding you down? Forgive and move forward."

Etymology

From self- (prefix meaning ‘of, by, in or with oneself or itself’) + guilt.

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