Self-reproach
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience. countable, uncountable
"Besides the jar of contrast there came to her a chill self-reproach that she had not returned sooner, to help her mother in these domesticities, instead of indulging herself out-of-doors."
- 2 the act of blaming yourself wordnet
- 3 a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) wordnet
Example
More examples"Besides the jar of contrast there came to her a chill self-reproach that she had not returned sooner, to help her mother in these domesticities, instead of indulging herself out-of-doors."
Etymology
From self- + reproach.
More for "self-reproach"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.