self-recrimination

noun

Definition of self-recriminationnext
as in self-reproach

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Recent Examples of self-recrimination Though this story of betrayal hits familiar beats—shock, grief, self-recrimination, resignation—it is enlivened by its particulars. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026 His expression in those scenes, so full of fury and self-recrimination, turn Milchick into Severance’s most compelling mystery. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 This thought didn’t deaden the pain of his death or of John’s self-recrimination. — J. Malcolm Garcia, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025 Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-recrimination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-recrimination
  1. self-reproach
  2. self-accusation
  3. affirmation
  4. confession
  5. self-betrayal
  6. declaration
  7. insistence
  8. confirmation
Noun
  • On the one hand, self-reproach is a convenient stance for showrunner Ryan Condal to take.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of self-reproach
Noun
  • This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of self-accusation
Noun
  • Those are affirmations Rams players and coaches have utilized during a season of great expectations mired in major underachievement.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Dummy’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting.
    — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of affirmation
Noun
  • This week's quiz spotlights bikini moments and deeply personal confessions.
    — , FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In the shadows of the Catholic church, nuns and women have long endured abuse at the hands of priests — insidious and tactful grooming, silenced by confession, and hidden through systemic cover-ups.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of confession
Noun
  • The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way.
    — Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of self-betrayal
Noun
  • The county is under an emergency declaration and residents in susceptible areas were told to evacuate Thursday afternoon.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The boldest declarations of solidarity, Lee knows, often precede the quietest and cruellest of betrayals.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • After the wisdom of America's most popular sport was questioned over its insistence to play its first-ever game in France in the wake of a Saturday filled with protests and violence, the NFL kicked off inside Paris's Stade de France on Sunday.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • This takes more chutzpah than Ohtani’s insistence to continue as a two-way player.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • Either way, the retailer remains the seller of record and handles order confirmations and customer support.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, these are potential applications of the technology rather than confirmation that this specific reactor is ready for operational use.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirmation

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